FormLabel API

API reference docs for the React FormLabel component. Learn about the props, CSS, and other APIs of this exported module.

Demos

For examples and details on the usage of this React component, visit the component demo pages:

import FormLabel from '@mui/joy/FormLabel';
// or
import { FormLabel } from '@mui/joy';

Props of the native component are also available.

Name	Type	Default	Description
children	node		The content of the component.
component	elementType		The component used for the root node. Either a string to use a HTML element or a component.
required	bool		The asterisk is added if required=`true`
slotProps	{ asterisk?: func \| object, root?: func \| object }	{}	The props used for each slot inside.
slots	{ asterisk?: elementType, root?: elementType }	{}	The components used for each slot inside. See Slots API below for more details.
sx	Array<func \| object \| bool> \| func \| object		The system prop that allows defining system overrides as well as additional CSS styles. See the `sx` page for more details.

The ref is forwarded to the root element.

You can use JoyFormLabel to change the default props of this component with the theme.

To learn how to customize the slot, check out the Overriding component structure guide.

Name	Default class	Default HTML tag	Description
root	.MuiFormLabel-root	'label'	The component that renders the root.
asterisk	.MuiFormLabel-asterisk	'span'	The component that renders the asterisk.

You can override the style of the component using one of these customization options:

With a global class name.
With a rule name as part of the component's styleOverrides property in a custom theme.