Skeleton API

API reference docs for the React Skeleton 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:

Skeleton

Import

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

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

Props

Props of the native component are also available.

Name	Type	Default	Description
animation	'pulse' \| 'wave' \| false	'pulse'	The animation. If `false` the animation effect is disabled.
children	node		Used to render icon or text elements inside the Skeleton if `src` is not set. This can be an element, or just a string.
component	elementType		The component used for the root node. Either a string to use a HTML element or a component.
height	Array<number \| string> \| number \| { lg?: number \| string, md?: number \| string, sm?: number \| string, xl?: number \| string, xs?: number \| string } \| string		Height of the skeleton. Useful when you don't want to adapt the skeleton to a text element but for instance a card.
level	'body1' \| 'body2' \| 'body3' \| 'h1' \| 'h2' \| 'h3' \| 'h4' \| 'h5' \| 'h6' \| 'inherit' \| string	variant === 'text' ? 'body1' : 'inherit'	Applies the theme typography styles.
loading	bool	true	If `true`, the skeleton appears.
overlay	bool	false	If `true`, the skeleton's position will change to `absolute` to fill the available space of the nearest parent. This prop is useful to create a placeholder that has the element's dimensions.
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	'circular' \| 'inline' \| 'overlay' \| 'rectangular' \| 'text' \| string	'overlay'	The type of content that will be rendered. To learn how to add your own variants, check out Themed components—Extend variants.
width	Array<number \| string> \| number \| { lg?: number \| string, md?: number \| string, sm?: number \| string, xl?: number \| string, xs?: number \| string } \| string		Width of the skeleton. Useful when the skeleton is inside an inline element with no width of its own.

The ref is forwarded to the root element.

Theme default props

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

Slots

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

Name	Default class	Default HTML tag	Description
root	.MuiSkeleton-root	'span'	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
.MuiSkeleton-body1	Class name applied to the root element if `level="body1"`.
.MuiSkeleton-body2	Class name applied to the root element if `level="body2"`.
.MuiSkeleton-body3	Class name applied to the root element if `level="body3"`.
.MuiSkeleton-h1	Class name applied to the root element if `level="h1"`.
.MuiSkeleton-h2	Class name applied to the root element if `level="h2"`.
.MuiSkeleton-h3	Class name applied to the root element if `level="h3"`.
.MuiSkeleton-h4	Class name applied to the root element if `level="h4"`.
.MuiSkeleton-h5	Class name applied to the root element if `level="h5"`.
.MuiSkeleton-h6	Class name applied to the root element if `level="h6"`.
.MuiSkeleton-variantCircular	Class name applied to the root element if `variant="circular"`.
.MuiSkeleton-variantInline	Class name applied to the root element if `variant="inline"`.
.MuiSkeleton-variantOverlay	Class name applied to the root element if `variant="overlay"`.
.MuiSkeleton-variantRectangular	Class name applied to the root element if `variant="rectangular"`.
.MuiSkeleton-variantText	Class name applied to the root element if `variant="text"`.