MenuItem API

API reference docs for the React MenuItem 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

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

You can learn about the difference by reading this guide on minimizing bundle size.

Props

Name	Type	Default	Description
children	node		The content of the component.
color	'danger' \| 'info' \| 'neutral' \| 'primary' \| 'success' \| 'warning' \| string	selected ? 'primary' : 'neutral'	The color of the component. It supports those theme colors that make sense for this component. To learn how to add your own colors, check out Themed components—Extend colors.
orientation	'horizontal' \| 'vertical'	'horizontal'	The content direction flow.
selected	bool	false	If `true`, the component is selected.
slotProps	{ root?: func \| object }	{}	The props used for each slot inside.
slots	{ root?: elementType }	{}	The components used for each slot inside. See Slots API below for more details.
variant	'contained' \| 'light' \| 'outlined' \| 'text' \| string	'plain'	The global variant to use. To learn how to add your own variants, check out Themed components—Extend variants.

The ref is forwarded to the root element.

Inheritance

While not explicitly documented above, the props of the ListItemButton component are also available on MenuItem. You can take advantage of this to target nested components.

Theme default props

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

Slots

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

Name	Default class	Default HTML tag	Description
root	.MuiMenuItem-root	'div'	The component that renders the root.

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.

CSS classes

These class names are useful for styling with CSS. They are applied to the root slot when specific states are triggered.

Global class	Description
.Mui-disabled STATE	State class applied to the inner `component` element if `disabled={true}`.
.Mui-focusVisible STATE	State class applied to the `component`'s `focusVisibleClassName` prop.
.Mui-selected STATE	State class applied to the root element if `selected={true}`.
.MuiMenuItem-colorContext	Class name applied to the root element when color inversion is triggered.
.MuiMenuItem-colorDanger	Class name applied to the root element if `color="danger"`.
.MuiMenuItem-colorInfo	Class name applied to the root element if `color="info"`.
.MuiMenuItem-colorNeutral	Class name applied to the root element if `color="neutral"`.
.MuiMenuItem-colorPrimary	Class name applied to the root element if `color="primary"`.
.MuiMenuItem-colorSuccess	Class name applied to the root element if `color="success"`.
.MuiMenuItem-colorWarning	Class name applied to the root element if `color="warning"`.
.MuiMenuItem-variantOutlined	State class applied to the root element if `variant="outlined"`.
.MuiMenuItem-variantPlain	State class applied to the root element if `variant="plain"`.
.MuiMenuItem-variantSoft	State class applied to the root element if `variant="soft"`.
.MuiMenuItem-variantSolid	State class applied to the root element if `variant="solid"`.