InputLabel API

API reference docs for the React InputLabel 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:

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Import

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

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

Props

Props of the FormLabel component are also available.

Name	Type	Default	Description
children	node		The content of the component.
classes	object		Override or extend the styles applied to the component. See CSS API below for more details.
color	'error' \| 'info' \| 'primary' \| 'secondary' \| 'success' \| 'warning' \| string		The color of the component. It supports both default and custom theme colors, which can be added as shown in the palette customization guide.
disableAnimation	bool	false	If `true`, the transition animation is disabled.
disabled	bool		If `true`, the component is disabled.
error	bool		If `true`, the label is displayed in an error state.
focused	bool		If `true`, the `input` of this label is focused.
margin	'dense'		If `dense`, will adjust vertical spacing. This is normally obtained via context from FormControl.
required	bool		if `true`, the label will indicate that the `input` is required.
shrink	bool		If `true`, the label is shrunk.
size	'normal' \| 'small' \| string	'normal'	The size of the 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.
variant	'filled' \| 'outlined' \| 'standard'		The variant to use.

The ref is forwarded to the root element.

Inheritance

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

Theme default props

You can use MuiInputLabel 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.

Rule name	Global class	Description
root	.MuiInputLabel-root	Styles applied to the root element.
focused STATE	.Mui-focused	State class applied to the root element if `focused={true}`.
disabled STATE	.Mui-disabled	State class applied to the root element if `disabled={true}`.
error STATE	.Mui-error	State class applied to the root element if `error={true}`.
required STATE	.Mui-required	State class applied to the root element if `required={true}`.
asterisk	.MuiInputLabel-asterisk	State class applied to the asterisk element.
formControl	.MuiInputLabel-formControl	Styles applied to the root element if the component is a descendant of `FormControl`.
sizeSmall	.MuiInputLabel-sizeSmall	Styles applied to the root element if `size="small"`.
shrink	.MuiInputLabel-shrink	Styles applied to the input element if `shrink={true}`.
animated	.MuiInputLabel-animated	Styles applied to the input element unless `disableAnimation={true}`.
filled	.MuiInputLabel-filled	Styles applied to the root element if `variant="filled"`.
outlined	.MuiInputLabel-outlined	Styles applied to the root element if `variant="outlined"`.
standard	.MuiInputLabel-standard	Styles applied to the root element if `variant="standard"`.

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.