Timeline API

API reference docs for the React Timeline 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:

import Timeline from '@mui/lab/Timeline';
// or
import { Timeline } from '@mui/lab';

Props of the native component are also available.

Name	Type	Default	Description
children	node	-	The content of the component.
classes	object	-	Override or extend the styles applied to the component. See CSS classes API below for more details.
className	string	-	className applied to the root element.
position	'alternate-reverse' \| 'alternate' \| 'left' \| 'right'	'right'	The position where the TimelineContent should appear relative to the time axis.
sx	Array<func \| object \| bool> \| func \| object	-	The system prop that allows defining system overrides as well as additional CSS styles. See the `sx` page for more details.

The ref is forwarded to the root element.

You can use MuiTimeline to change the default props of this component with the theme.

These class names are useful for styling with CSS. They are applied to the component's slots when specific states are triggered.

Class name	Rule name	Description
.MuiTimeline-positionAlternate	positionAlternate	Styles applied to the root element if `position="alternate"`.
.MuiTimeline-positionAlternateReverse	positionAlternateReverse	Styles applied to the root element if `position="alternate-reverse"`.
.MuiTimeline-positionLeft	positionLeft	Styles applied to the root element if `position="left"`.
.MuiTimeline-positionRight	positionRight	Styles applied to the root element if `position="right"`.
.MuiTimeline-root	root	Styles 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.