ChatMessageAuthorLabel API

API reference docs for the React ChatMessageAuthorLabel 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

import { ChatMessageAuthorLabel } from '@mui/x-chat/ChatMessage';
// or
import { ChatMessageAuthorLabel } from '@mui/x-chat';

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

Props

Name Type Default Description

classes

Name	Type	Default	Description
classes	object	-	Override or extend the styles applied to the component. See CSS classes API below for more details.
slotProps	object	{}	The props used for each component slot.
slots	object	{}	Overridable component slots. See Slots API below for more details.

object

Override or extend the styles applied to the component.

See CSS classes API below for more details.

slotProps

object

{}

The props used for each component slot.

slots

object

{}

Overridable component slots.

See Slots API below for more details.

The component cannot hold a ref.

Slots

Slot name	Class name	Default component	Description
authorLabel	.MuiChatMessageAuthorLabel-authorLabel		The component that renders the author label.

CSS classes

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
.Mui-error		Applied when the message has an error status
.MuiChatMessageAuthorLabel-actions	actions	Styles applied to the message actions element.
.MuiChatMessageAuthorLabel-avatar	avatar	Styles applied to the message avatar element.
.MuiChatMessageAuthorLabel-bubble	bubble	Styles applied to the message bubble element inside content.
.MuiChatMessageAuthorLabel-content	content	Styles applied to the message content element.
.MuiChatMessageAuthorLabel-dateDivider	dateDivider	Styles applied to the date divider element.
.MuiChatMessageAuthorLabel-dateDividerLabel	dateDividerLabel	Styles applied to the formatted day label inside the date divider.
.MuiChatMessageAuthorLabel-dateDividerLine	dateDividerLine	Styles applied to the horizontal rule on each side of the date divider label.
.MuiChatMessageAuthorLabel-group	group	Styles applied to the message group element.
.MuiChatMessageAuthorLabel-groupAuthorName	groupAuthorName	Class applied to the group author name element.
.MuiChatMessageAuthorLabel-groupTimestamp	groupTimestamp	Class applied to the group timestamp element (compact variant only).
.MuiChatMessageAuthorLabel-inlineMeta	inlineMeta	Styles applied to the inline meta container element (default variant).
.MuiChatMessageAuthorLabel-inlineMetaSpacer	inlineMetaSpacer	Styles applied to the inline meta spacer element (default variant).
.MuiChatMessageAuthorLabel-meta	meta	Styles applied to the message meta element.
.MuiChatMessageAuthorLabel-noAvatar	noAvatar	Applied when the avatar slot is hidden (`slots.avatar: null`) so the grid drops the avatar track.
.MuiChatMessageAuthorLabel-roleAssistant	roleAssistant	Applied when the message role is 'assistant'
.MuiChatMessageAuthorLabel-roleUser	roleUser	Applied when the message role is 'user'
.MuiChatMessageAuthorLabel-root	root	Styles applied to the message root element.
.MuiChatMessageAuthorLabel-streaming	streaming	Applied while the message is streaming

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.

Source code

If you did not find the information in this page, consider having a look at the implementation of the component for more detail.