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Rating API

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

Import

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

Component name

The name MuiRating 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.
defaultValuenumbernullThe default value. Use when the component is not controlled.
disabledboolfalseIf true, the component is disabled.
emptyIconnode<StarBorder fontSize="inherit" />The icon to display when empty.
emptyLabelTextnode'Empty'The label read when the rating input is empty.
getLabelTextfuncfunction defaultLabelText(value) { return `${value} Star${value !== 1 ? 's' : ''}`; }Accepts a function which returns a string value that provides a user-friendly name for the current value of the rating.
For localization purposes, you can use the provided translations.

Signature:
function(value: number) => string
value: The rating label's value to format.
iconnode<Star fontSize="inherit" />The icon to display.
IconContainerComponentelementTypefunction IconContainer(props) { const { value, ...other } = props; return <span {...other} />; }The component containing the icon.
maxnumber5Maximum rating.
namestringThe name attribute of the radio input elements. This input name should be unique within the page. Being unique within a form is insufficient since the name is used to generated IDs.
onChangefuncCallback fired when the value changes.

Signature:
function(event: object, value: number) => void
event: The event source of the callback.
value: The new value.
onChangeActivefuncCallback function that is fired when the hover state changes.

Signature:
function(event: object, value: number) => void
event: The event source of the callback.
value: The new value.
precisionnumber1The minimum increment value change allowed.
readOnlyboolfalseRemoves all hover effects and pointer events.
size'large'
| 'medium'
| 'small'
'medium'The size of the component.
valuenumberThe rating value.

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.MuiRating-rootStyles applied to the root element.
sizeSmall.MuiRating-sizeSmallStyles applied to the root element if size="small".
sizeLarge.MuiRating-sizeLargeStyles applied to the root element if size="large".
readOnly.MuiRating-readOnlyStyles applied to the root element if readOnly={true}.
disabled.Mui-disabledPseudo-class applied to the root element if disabled={true}.
focusVisible.Mui-focusVisiblePseudo-class applied to the root element if keyboard focused.
visuallyHidden.MuiRating-visuallyHiddenVisually hide an element.
label.MuiRating-labelStyles applied to the label elements.
labelEmptyValueActive.MuiRating-labelEmptyValueActiveStyles applied to the label of the "no value" input when it is active.
icon.MuiRating-iconStyles applied to the icon wrapping elements.
iconEmpty.MuiRating-iconEmptyStyles applied to the icon wrapping elements when empty.
iconFilled.MuiRating-iconFilledStyles applied to the icon wrapping elements when filled.
iconHover.MuiRating-iconHoverStyles applied to the icon wrapping elements when hover.
iconFocus.MuiRating-iconFocusStyles applied to the icon wrapping elements when focus.
iconActive.MuiRating-iconActiveStyles applied to the icon wrapping elements when active.
decimal.MuiRating-decimalStyles applied to the icon wrapping elements when decimals are necessary.

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