Menu API

API reference docs for the React Menu 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

import Menu from '@mui/joy/Menu';
// or
import { Menu } from '@mui/joy';

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

Props

Props of the Popper component are also available.

Name	Type	Default	Description
actions	ref		A ref with imperative actions. It allows to select the first or last menu item.
anchorEl	HTML element \| func		An HTML element, virtualElement, or a function that returns either. It's used to set the position of the popper. The return value will passed as the reference object of the Popper instance.
color	'danger' \| 'info' \| 'neutral' \| 'primary' \| 'success' \| 'warning'	'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.
disablePortal	bool	false	The `children` will be under the DOM hierarchy of the parent component.
invertedColors	bool	false	If `true`, the children with an implicit color prop invert their colors to match the component's variant and color.
keepMounted	bool	false	Always keep the children in the DOM. This prop can be useful in SEO situation or when you want to maximize the responsiveness of the Popper.
modifiers	Array<{ data?: object, effect?: func, enabled?: bool, fn?: func, name?: any, options?: object, phase?: 'afterMain' \| 'afterRead' \| 'afterWrite' \| 'beforeMain' \| 'beforeRead' \| 'beforeWrite' \| 'main' \| 'read' \| 'write', requires?: Array<string>, requiresIfExists?: Array<string> }>		Popper.js is based on a "plugin-like" architecture, most of its features are fully encapsulated "modifiers". A modifier is a function that is called each time Popper.js needs to compute the position of the popper. For this reason, modifiers should be very performant to avoid bottlenecks. To learn how to create a modifier, read the modifiers documentation.
onClose	func		Triggered when focus leaves the menu and the menu should close.
onItemsChange	func		Function called when the items displayed in the menu change.
open	bool	false	Controls whether the menu is displayed.
size	'sm' \| 'md' \| 'lg' \| string	'md'	The size of the component (affect other nested list* components because the `Menu` inherits `List`). To learn how to add custom sizes to the component, check out Themed components—Extend sizes.
slotProps	{ root?: func \| object }	{}	The props used for each slot inside.
slots	{ root?: elementType }	{}	The components used for each slot inside. See Slots API below for more details.
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	'outlined'	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.

Inheritance

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

Slots

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

Name	Default class	Default HTML tag	Description
root	.MuiMenu-root	'ul'	The component that renders the root.

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.

CSS classes

These class names are useful for styling with CSS. They are applied to the root slot when specific states are triggered.

Global class	Description
.Mui-expanded STATE	Classname applied to the root element when the menu open.
.MuiMenu-colorContext	Class name applied to the root element when color inversion is triggered.
.MuiMenu-colorDanger	Classname applied to the root element if `color="danger"`.
.MuiMenu-colorInfo	Classname applied to the root element if `color="info"`.
.MuiMenu-colorNeutral	Classname applied to the root element if `color="neutral"`.
.MuiMenu-colorPrimary	Classname applied to the root element if `color="primary"`.
.MuiMenu-colorSuccess	Classname applied to the root element if `color="success"`.
.MuiMenu-colorWarning	Classname applied to the root element if `color="warning"`.
.MuiMenu-listbox	Classname applied to the listbox element.
.MuiMenu-sizeLg	Classname applied to the root element if `size="lg"`.
.MuiMenu-sizeMd	Classname applied to the root element if `size="md"`.
.MuiMenu-sizeSm	Classname applied to the root element if `size="sm"`.
.MuiMenu-variantOutlined	Classname applied to the root element if `variant="outlined"`.
.MuiMenu-variantPlain	Classname applied to the root element if `variant="plain"`.
.MuiMenu-variantSoft	Classname applied to the root element if `variant="soft"`.
.MuiMenu-variantSolid	Classname applied to the root element if `variant="solid"`.