How to override the CSS default properties of Material UI on React?

If you are working with React and using Material UI, you might have encountered situations where you need to customize the default CSS properties provided by Material UI. In this blog post, we will explore different ways to override these CSS properties and provide a more personalized look and feel to your React application.

1. Using inline styles

One way to override the CSS default properties of Material UI is by using inline styles. Inline styles allow you to directly apply CSS properties to individual components. Here’s an example:

{`
import React from 'react';
import Button from '@material-ui/core/Button';

const MyButton = () => {
  const buttonStyle = {
    backgroundColor: 'red',
    color: 'white',
    borderRadius: '8px',
  };

  return (
    
  );
};

export default MyButton;
`}

In this example, we are overriding the background color, text color, and border radius of the Button component using inline styles. You can customize these properties as per your requirements.

2. Using withStyles HOC

Another way to override the CSS default properties of Material UI is by using the withStyles higher-order component (HOC). withStyles allows you to define custom styles for Material UI components. Here’s an example:

{`
import React from 'react';
import { withStyles } from '@material-ui/core/styles';
import Button from '@material-ui/core/Button';

const styles = {
  root: {
    backgroundColor: 'red',
    color: 'white',
    borderRadius: '8px',
  },
};

const MyButton = ({ classes }) => (
  
);

export default withStyles(styles)(MyButton);
`}

In this example, we define a styles object that contains the custom CSS properties for the Button component. We then pass this styles object to the withStyles HOC, which injects the styles as props to the component. By using the className prop, we apply the custom styles to the Button component.

3. Using createMuiTheme

If you want to override the CSS default properties globally for all Material UI components, you can use the createMuiTheme function provided by Material UI. Here’s an example:

{`
import React from 'react';
import { createMuiTheme, ThemeProvider } from '@material-ui/core/styles';
import Button from '@material-ui/core/Button';

const theme = createMuiTheme({
  palette: {
    primary: {
      main: 'red',
    },
  },
  overrides: {
    MuiButton: {
      root: {
        backgroundColor: 'red',
        color: 'white',
        borderRadius: '8px',
      },
    },
  },
});

const MyButton = () => (
  
    
  
);

export default MyButton;
`}

In this example, we create a custom theme using createMuiTheme. Inside the theme object, we can define the palette and overrides properties. The palette property allows us to customize the primary color of Material UI components. The overrides property allows us to override the CSS properties of specific components, in this case, the Button component.

By wrapping our application or specific components with the ThemeProvider component and passing our custom theme as a prop, we can apply the global CSS overrides to all Material UI components.

These are the three main ways to override the CSS default properties of Material UI on React. Depending on your requirements and the level of customization needed, you can choose the approach that best fits your project.

Remember to experiment and test your customizations to ensure they work as expected. Happy coding!

How to override the CSS default properties of Material UI on React?