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Icon API

The API documentation of the Icon React component. Learn more about the props and the CSS customization points.

Import

import Icon from '@material-ui/core/Icon';
// or
import { Icon } from '@material-ui/core';

You can learn more about the difference by reading this guide.

Component name

The MuiIcon name can be used for providing default props or style overrides at the theme level.

Props

Name Type Default Description
baseClassName string 'material-icons' The base class applied to the icon. Defaults to 'material-icons', but can be changed to any other base class that suits the icon font you're using (e.g. material-icons-rounded, fas, etc).
children node The name of the icon font ligature.
classes object Override or extend the styles applied to the component. See CSS API below for more details.
color 'action'
| 'disabled'
| 'error'
| 'inherit'
| 'primary'
| 'secondary'		 'inherit' The color of the component. It supports those theme colors that make sense for this component.
component elementType 'span' The component used for the root node. Either a string to use a HTML element or a component.
fontSize 'default'
| 'inherit'
| 'large'
| 'small'		 'default' The fontSize applied to the icon. Defaults to 24px, but can be configure to inherit font size.

The ref is forwarded to the root element.

Any other props supplied will be provided to the root element (native element).

CSS

Rule name Global class Description
root .MuiIcon-root Styles applied to the root element.
colorPrimary .MuiIcon-colorPrimary Styles applied to the root element if color="primary".
colorSecondary .MuiIcon-colorSecondary Styles applied to the root element if color="secondary".
colorAction .MuiIcon-colorAction Styles applied to the root element if color="action".
colorError .MuiIcon-colorError Styles applied to the root element if color="error".
colorDisabled .MuiIcon-colorDisabled Styles applied to the root element if color="disabled".
fontSizeInherit .MuiIcon-fontSizeInherit Styles applied to the root element if fontSize="inherit".
fontSizeSmall .MuiIcon-fontSizeSmall Styles applied to the root element if fontSize="small".
fontSizeLarge .MuiIcon-fontSizeLarge Styles applied to the root element if fontSize="large".

You can override the style of the component thanks to one of these customization points:

If that's not sufficient, you can check the implementation of the component for more detail.

Demos