TableSortLabel API

API reference docs for the React TableSortLabel 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:

Table

Import

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

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

A button based label for placing inside TableCell for column sorting.

Props

Props of the ButtonBase component are also available.

Name	Type	Default	Description
active	bool	false	If `true`, the label will have the active styling (should be true for the sorted column).
children	node		Label contents, the arrow will be appended automatically.
classes	object		Override or extend the styles applied to the component. See CSS API below for more details.
direction	'asc' \| 'desc'	'asc'	The current sort direction.
hideSortIcon	bool	false	Hide sort icon when active is false.
IconComponent	elementType	ArrowDownwardIcon	Sort icon to use.
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.

The ref is forwarded to the root element.

Inheritance

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

Theme default props

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

CSS

The following class names are useful for styling with CSS (the state classes are marked).
To learn more, visit the component customization page.

Rule name	Global class	Description
root	.MuiTableSortLabel-root	Styles applied to the root element.
active STATE	.Mui-active	State class applied to the root element if `active={true}`.
icon	.MuiTableSortLabel-icon	Styles applied to the icon component.
iconDirectionDesc	.MuiTableSortLabel-iconDirectionDesc	Styles applied to the icon component if `direction="desc"`.
iconDirectionAsc	.MuiTableSortLabel-iconDirectionAsc	Styles applied to the icon component if `direction="asc"`.

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.