FormControlLabel API

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

Import

import FormControlLabel from '@material-ui/core/FormControlLabel';
// or
import { FormControlLabel } from '@material-ui/core';

Drop-in replacement of the Radio, Switch and Checkbox component. Use this component if you want to display an extra label.

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

Name	Type	Default	Description
control^*	element		A control element. For instance, it can be a `Radio`, a `Switch` or a `Checkbox`.
checked	bool	false	If `true`, the component appears selected.
classes	object		Override or extend the styles applied to the component. See CSS API below for more details.
componentProps	object	{}	The props used for each slot inside.
disabled	bool	false	If `true`, the control is disabled.
disableTypography	bool	false	If `true`, the label is rendered as it is passed without an additional typography node.
inputRef	ref		Pass a ref to the `input` element.
label	node		The text to be used in an enclosing label element.
labelPlacement	'bottom' \| 'end' \| 'start' \| 'top'	'end'	The position of the label.
onChange	func		Callback fired when the state is changed. Signature: `function(event: object) => void` event: The event source of the callback. You can pull out the new checked state by accessing `event.target.checked` (boolean).
sx	object		The system prop that allows defining system overrides as well as additional CSS styles. See the `sx` page for more details.
value	any		The value of the component.

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

Rule name	Global class	Description
root	.MuiFormControlLabel-root	Styles applied to the root element.
labelPlacementStart	.MuiFormControlLabel-labelPlacementStart	Styles applied to the root element if `labelPlacement="start"`.
labelPlacementTop	.MuiFormControlLabel-labelPlacementTop	Styles applied to the root element if `labelPlacement="top"`.
labelPlacementBottom	.MuiFormControlLabel-labelPlacementBottom	Styles applied to the root element if `labelPlacement="bottom"`.
disabled	.Mui-disabled	Pseudo-class applied to the root element if `disabled={true}`.
label	.MuiFormControlLabel-label	Styles applied to the label's Typography component.

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.