BottomNavigationAction API

API reference docs for the React BottomNavigationAction 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:

Bottom Navigation

Import

import BottomNavigationAction from '@mui/material/BottomNavigationAction';
// or
import { BottomNavigationAction } from '@mui/material';

Learn about the difference by reading this guide on minimizing bundle size.

Props

Props of the ButtonBase component are also available.

Name	Type	Description
children	unsupportedProp	This prop isn't supported. Use the `component` prop if you need to change the children structure.
classes	object	Override or extend the styles applied to the component. See CSS API below for more details.
icon	node	The icon to display.
label	node	The label element.
showLabel	bool	If `true`, the `BottomNavigationAction` will show its label. By default, only the selected `BottomNavigationAction` inside `BottomNavigation` will show its label. The prop defaults to the value (`false`) inherited from the parent BottomNavigation component.
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.
value	any	You can provide your own value. Otherwise, we fallback to the child position index.

The ref is forwarded to the root element.

Inheritance

While not explicitly documented above, the props of the ButtonBase component are also available in BottomNavigationAction. You can take advantage of this to target nested components.

Theme default props

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

CSS

The following class names are useful for styling with CSS (the state classes are marked).
To learn more, visit the component customization page.

Global class	Rule name	Description
.MuiBottomNavigationAction-root	root	Styles applied to the root element.
.Mui-selected	selected	State class applied to the root element if selected.
.MuiBottomNavigationAction-iconOnly	iconOnly	State class applied to the root element if `showLabel={false}` and not selected.
.MuiBottomNavigationAction-label	label	Styles applied to the label's span element.

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.

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