ListItem API

API reference docs for the React ListItem 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 ListItem from '@mui/material/ListItem';
// or
import { ListItem } from '@mui/material';

Props of the native component are also available.

Name	Type	Default	Description
alignItems	'center' \| 'flex-start'	'center'	Defines the `align-items` style property.
children	node	-	The content of the component.
classes	object	-	Override or extend the styles applied to the component. See CSS classes API below for more details.
component	elementType	-	The component used for the root node. Either a string to use a HTML element or a component.
dense	bool	false	If `true`, compact vertical padding designed for keyboard and mouse input is used. The prop defaults to the value inherited from the parent List component.
disableGutters	bool	false	If `true`, the left and right padding is removed.
disablePadding	bool	false	If `true`, all padding is removed.
divider	bool	false	If `true`, a 1px light border is added to the bottom of the list item.
secondaryAction	node	-	The element to display at the end of ListItem.
slotProps	{ root?: object, secondaryAction?: func \| object }	{}	The extra props for the slot components. You can override the existing props or add new ones.
slots	{ root?: elementType, secondaryAction?: elementType }	{}	The components used for each slot inside.
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.

The ref is forwarded to the root element.

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

These class names are useful for styling with CSS. They are applied to the component's slots when specific states are triggered.

Class name	Rule name	Description
.MuiListItem-alignItemsFlexStart	alignItemsFlexStart	Styles applied to the component element if `alignItems="flex-start"`.
.MuiListItem-dense	dense	Styles applied to the component element if dense.
.MuiListItem-divider	divider	Styles applied to the inner `component` element if `divider={true}`.
.MuiListItem-gutters	gutters	Styles applied to the inner `component` element unless `disableGutters={true}`.
.MuiListItem-padding	padding	Styles applied to the root element unless `disablePadding={true}`.
.MuiListItem-root	root	Styles applied to the root element.
.MuiListItem-secondaryAction	secondaryAction	Styles applied to the secondary action 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.

If you did not find the information in this page, consider having a look at the implementation of the component for more detail.