Link API

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

Props of the native component are also available.

Name	Type	Default	Description
children	node		The content of the component.
color	'danger' \| 'info' \| 'neutral' \| 'primary' \| 'success' \| 'warning' \| string	'primary'	The color of the link. To learn how to add your own colors, check out Themed components—Extend colors.
disabled	bool	false	If `true`, the component is disabled.
endDecorator	node		Element placed after the children.
level	'body1' \| 'body2' \| 'body3' \| 'h1' \| 'h2' \| 'h3' \| 'h4' \| 'h5' \| 'h6' \| 'inherit' \| string	'body1'	Applies the theme typography styles.
overlay	bool	false	If `true`, the ::after pseudo element is added to cover the area of interaction. The parent of the overlay Link should have `relative` CSS position.
startDecorator	node		Element placed before the children.
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.
textColor	any		The system color.
underline	'always' \| 'hover' \| 'none'	'hover'	Controls when the link should have an underline.
variant	'outlined' \| 'plain' \| 'soft' \| 'solid' \| string	'plain'	Applies the theme link styles. To learn how to add your own variants, check out Themed components—Extend variants.

The ref is forwarded to the root element.

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

To learn how to customize the slot, check out the Overriding component structure guide.

Name	Default class	Default HTML tag	Description
root	.MuiLink-root	'a'	The component that renders the root.
startDecorator	.MuiLink-startDecorator	'span'	The component that renders the start decorator.
endDecorator	.MuiLink-endDecorator	'span'	The component that renders the end decorator.

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.