BottomNavigationAction API

API documentation for the React BottomNavigationAction component. Learn about the available props and the CSS API.

Import

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

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

Component name

The name MuiBottomNavigationAction can be used when providing default props or style overrides in the theme.

Props

Props of the ButtonBase component are also available.

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 to display.
label	node		The label element.
showLabel	bool	false	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	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 on BottomNavigationAction. You can take advantage of this to target nested components.

CSS

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

Demos

Bottom Navigation