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BottomNavigationAction API

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

Import

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

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

Component name

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

Props

Name Type Default 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 element.
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.
value any You can provide your own value. Otherwise, we fallback to the child position index.

The ref is forwarded to the root element.

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

CSS

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

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.

Inheritance

The props of the ButtonBase component are also available. You can take advantage of this behavior to target nested components.

Demos