CardContent API

API reference docs for the React CardContent 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:

Card

Import

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

Learn about the difference by reading this guide on minimizing bundle size.

⚠️ CardContent must be used as a direct child of the Card component.

Props

Props of the native component are also available.

children

Used to render icon or text elements inside the CardContent if src is not set. This can be an element, or just a string.

Type:

node

component

The component used for the root node. Either a string to use a HTML element or a component.

Type:

elementType

orientation

The component orientation.

Type:

'horizontal' | 'vertical'

Default:

'vertical'

slotProps

The props used for each slot inside.

Type:

{ root?: func | object }

Default:

{}

slots

The components used for each slot inside.

See Slots API below for more details.

Type:

{ root?: elementType }

Default:

{}

The system prop that allows defining system overrides as well as additional CSS styles.

See the `sx` page for more details.

Type:

Array<func | object | bool> | func | object

The ref is forwarded to the root element.

Theme default props

You can use JoyCardContent 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.

.MuiCardContent-rootroot

Class name applied to the root element.

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.

Slots

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

root

The component that renders the root.

Default: 'div'

Global class: .MuiCardContent-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.

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