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Container API

API documentation for the React Container component. Learn about the available props, and the CSS API.

Import

import Container from '@material-ui/core/Container';
// or
import { Container } from '@material-ui/core';
You can learn about the difference by reading this guide on minimizing bundle size.

Component name

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

Props

NameTypeDefaultDescription
classesobjectOverride or extend the styles applied to the component. See CSS API below for more details.
componentelementTypeThe component used for the root node. Either a string to use a HTML element or a component.
disableGuttersboolfalseIf true, the left and right padding is removed.
fixedboolfalseSet the max-width to match the min-width of the current breakpoint. This is useful if you'd prefer to design for a fixed set of sizes instead of trying to accommodate a fully fluid viewport. It's fluid by default.
maxWidth'lg'
| 'md'
| 'sm'
| 'xl'
| 'xs'
| false		'lg'Determine the max-width of the container. The container width grows with the size of the screen. Set to false to disable maxWidth.

The ref is forwarded to the root element.
Any other props supplied will be provided to the root element (native element).

CSS

Rule nameGlobal classDescription
root.MuiContainer-rootStyles applied to the root element.
disableGutters.MuiContainer-disableGuttersStyles applied to the root element if disableGutters={true}.
fixed.MuiContainer-fixedStyles applied to the root element if fixed={true}.
maxWidthXs.MuiContainer-maxWidthXsStyles applied to the root element if maxWidth="xs".
maxWidthSm.MuiContainer-maxWidthSmStyles applied to the root element if maxWidth="sm".
maxWidthMd.MuiContainer-maxWidthMdStyles applied to the root element if maxWidth="md".
maxWidthLg.MuiContainer-maxWidthLgStyles applied to the root element if maxWidth="lg".
maxWidthXl.MuiContainer-maxWidthXlStyles applied to the root element if maxWidth="xl".

You can override the style of the component using one of these customization options: If that isn't sufficient, you can check the implementation of the component for more detail.

Demos