---
productId: material-ui
title: React Container component
components: Container, PigmentContainer
githubLabel: 'component: Container'
githubSource: packages/mui-material/src/Container
---

# Container

The container centers your content horizontally. It's the most basic layout element.

While containers can be nested, most layouts do not require a nested container.

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## Fluid

A fluid container width is bounded by the `maxWidth` prop value.

```tsx
import * as React from 'react';
import CssBaseline from '@mui/material/CssBaseline';
import Box from '@mui/material/Box';
import Container from '@mui/material/Container';

export default function SimpleContainer() {
  return (
    <React.Fragment>
      <CssBaseline />
      <Container maxWidth="sm">
        <Box sx={{ bgcolor: '#cfe8fc', height: '100vh' }} />
      </Container>
    </React.Fragment>
  );
}

```

```jsx
<Container maxWidth="sm">
```

## Fixed

If you prefer to design for a fixed set of sizes instead of trying to accommodate a fully fluid viewport, you can set the `fixed` prop.
The max-width matches the min-width of the current breakpoint.

```tsx
import * as React from 'react';
import CssBaseline from '@mui/material/CssBaseline';
import Box from '@mui/material/Box';
import Container from '@mui/material/Container';

export default function FixedContainer() {
  return (
    <React.Fragment>
      <CssBaseline />
      <Container fixed>
        <Box sx={{ bgcolor: '#cfe8fc', height: '100vh' }} />
      </Container>
    </React.Fragment>
  );
}

```

```jsx
<Container fixed>
```


# Container API

## Demos

For examples and details on the usage of this React component, visit the component demo pages:

- [Container](https://deploy-preview-47422--material-ui.netlify.app/material-ui/react-container/)

## Import

```jsx
import Container from '@mui/material/Container';
// or
import { Container } from '@mui/material';
```

## Props

| Name | Type | Default | Required | Description |
|------|------|---------|----------|-------------|
| classes | `object` | - | No | Override or extend the styles applied to the component. |
| component | `elementType` | - | No |  |
| disableGutters | `bool` | `false` | No |  |
| fixed | `bool` | `false` | No |  |
| maxWidth | `'xs' \| 'sm' \| 'md' \| 'lg' \| 'xl' \| false \| string` | `'lg'` | No |  |
| sx | `Array<func \| object \| bool> \| func \| object` | - | No | The system prop that allows defining system overrides as well as additional CSS styles. |

> **Note**: The `ref` is forwarded to the root element (HTMLElement).

> Any other props supplied will be provided to the root element (native element).

## Theme default props

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

## CSS

### Rule name

| Global class | Rule name | Description |
|--------------|-----------|-------------|
| - | disableGutters | Styles applied to the root element if `disableGutters={true}`. |
| - | fixed | Styles applied to the root element if `fixed={true}`. |
| - | maxWidthLg | Styles applied to the root element if `maxWidth="lg"`. |
| - | maxWidthMd | Styles applied to the root element if `maxWidth="md"`. |
| - | maxWidthSm | Styles applied to the root element if `maxWidth="sm"`. |
| - | maxWidthXl | Styles applied to the root element if `maxWidth="xl"`. |
| - | maxWidthXs | Styles applied to the root element if `maxWidth="xs"`. |
| - | root | Styles applied to the root element. |

## Source code

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

- [/packages/mui-material/src/Container/Container.js](https://github.com/mui/material-ui/tree/HEAD/packages/mui-material/src/Container/Container.js)

# PigmentContainer API

## Demos

For examples and details on the usage of this React component, visit the component demo pages:

- [Container](https://deploy-preview-47422--material-ui.netlify.app/material-ui/react-container/)

## Import

```jsx
import PigmentContainer from '@mui/material/PigmentContainer';
// or
import { PigmentContainer } from '@mui/material';
```

## Props

| Name | Type | Default | Required | Description |
|------|------|---------|----------|-------------|
| classes | `object` | - | No | Override or extend the styles applied to the component. |
| disableGutters | `bool` | `false` | No |  |
| fixed | `bool` | `false` | No |  |
| maxWidth | `'lg' \| 'md' \| 'sm' \| 'xl' \| 'xs' \| false` | `'lg'` | No |  |
| sx | `Array<func \| object \| bool> \| func \| object` | - | No | The system prop that allows defining system overrides as well as additional CSS styles. |

> **Note**: The `ref` is forwarded to the root element.

## Source code

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

- [/packages/mui-material/src/PigmentContainer/PigmentContainer.tsx](https://github.com/mui/material-ui/tree/HEAD/packages/mui-material/src/PigmentContainer/PigmentContainer.tsx)