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/joy/ListItem';
// or
import { ListItem } 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	'neutral'	The color of the component. It supports those theme colors that make sense for this component. To learn how to add your own colors, check out Themed components—Extend colors.
component	elementType		The component used for the root node. Either a string to use a HTML element or a component.
endAction	node		The element to display at the end of ListItem.
nested	bool	false	If `true`, the component can contain NestedList.
startAction	node		The element to display at the start of ListItem.
sticky	bool	false	If `true`, the component has sticky position (with top = 0).
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	'outlined' \| 'plain' \| 'soft' \| 'solid' \| string	'plain'	The global variant to use. 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 JoyListItem 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	.MuiListItem-root	'li'	The component that renders the root.
startAction	.MuiListItem-startAction	'div'	The component that renders the start action.
endAction	.MuiListItem-endAction	'div'	The component that renders the end action.

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.