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Radio API

API reference docs for the React Radio 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 Radio from '@mui/material/Radio';
// or
import { Radio } from '@mui/material';
You can learn about the difference by reading this guide on minimizing bundle size.

Component name

The name MuiRadio can be used when providing default props or style overrides in the theme.

Props

Props of the ButtonBase component are also available.

NameTypeDefaultDescription
checkedboolfalse
If true, the component is checked.
checkedIconnode<RadioButtonIcon checked />
The icon to display when the component is checked.
classesobject
Override or extend the styles applied to the component. See CSS API below for more details.
color'default'
| 'primary'
| 'secondary'
| 'error'
| 'info'
| 'success'
| 'warning'
| string
'primary'
The color of the component. It supports both default and custom theme colors, which can be added as shown in the palette customization guide.
disabledboolfalse
If true, the component is disabled.
disableRippleboolfalse
If true, the ripple effect is disabled.
iconnode<RadioButtonIcon />
The icon to display when the component is unchecked.
idstring
The id of the input element.
inputPropsobject
Attributes applied to the input element.
inputRefref
Pass a ref to the input element.
namestring
Name attribute of the input element.
onChangefunc
Callback fired when the state is changed.

Signature:
function(event: React.ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>) => void
event: The event source of the callback. You can pull out the new value by accessing event.target.value (string). You can pull out the new checked state by accessing event.target.checked (boolean).
requiredboolfalse
If true, the input element is required.
size'medium'
| 'small'
| string
'medium'
The size of the component. small is equivalent to the dense radio styling.
sxArray<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.
valueany
The value of the component. The DOM API casts this to a string.

The ref is forwarded to the root element.

Inheritance

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

CSS

Rule nameGlobal classDescription
root.MuiRadio-rootStyles applied to the root element.
checked.Mui-checkedState class applied to the root element if checked={true}.
disabled.Mui-disabledState class applied to the root element if disabled={true}.
colorPrimary.MuiRadio-colorPrimaryStyles applied to the root element if color="primary".
colorSecondary.MuiRadio-colorSecondaryStyles applied to the root element if color="secondary".

You can override the style of the component using one of these customization options: