DateCalendar API

API reference docs for the React DateCalendar component. Learn about the props, CSS, and other APIs of this exported module.

Component demos

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

Import

import { DateCalendar } from '@mui/x-date-pickers/DateCalendar';
// or
import { DateCalendar } from '@mui/x-date-pickers';
// or
import { DateCalendar } from '@mui/x-date-pickers-pro';

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

Props

Props of the native component are also available.

autoFocus

If true, the main element is focused during the first mount. This main element is: - the element chosen by the visible view if any (i.e: the selected day on the day view). - the input element if there is a field rendered.

Type:bool

classes

Override or extend the styles applied to the component.

See CSS API below for more details.

Type:object

componentsDeprecated

Overridable components.

Deprecated - Please use slots.

Type:object

Default:{}

componentsPropsDeprecated

The props used for each component slot.

Deprecated - Please use slotProps.

Type:object

Default:{}

dayOfWeekFormatter

Formats the day of week displayed in the calendar header.

Type:func

Default:(_day: string, date: TDate) => adapter.format(date, 'weekdayShort').charAt(0).toUpperCase()

Signature:

function(day: string, date: TDate) => string

day The day of week provided by the adapter. Deprecated, will be removed in v7: Use date instead.
date The date of the day of week provided by the adapter.

Returns: The name to display.

defaultCalendarMonthDeprecated

Default calendar month displayed when value and defaultValue are empty.

Deprecated - Consider using referenceDate instead.

Type:any

defaultValue

The default selected value. Used when the component is not controlled.

Type:any

disabled

If true, the picker and text field are disabled.

Type:bool

Default:false

disableFuture

If true, disable values after the current date for date components, time for time components and both for date time components.

Type:bool

Default:false

disableHighlightToday

If true, today's date is rendering without highlighting with circle.

Type:bool

Default:false

disablePast

If true, disable values before the current date for date components, time for time components and both for date time components.

Type:bool

Default:false

displayWeekNumber

If true, the week number will be display in the calendar.

Type:bool

fixedWeekNumber

Calendar will show more weeks in order to match this value. Put it to 6 for having fix number of week in Gregorian calendars

Type:number

Default:undefined

focusedView

Controlled focused view.

Type:'day' | 'month' | 'year'

If true, calls renderLoading instead of rendering the day calendar. Can be used to preload information and show it in calendar.

Type:bool

Default:false

maxDate

Maximal selectable date.

Type:any

minDate

Minimal selectable date.

Type:any

monthsPerRow

Months rendered per row.

Type:3 | 4

Default:3

onChange

Callback fired when the value changes.

Type:func

Signature:

function(value: TValue, selectionState: PickerSelectionState | undefined, selectedView: TView | undefined) => void

value The new value.
selectionState Indicates if the date selection is complete.
selectedView Indicates the view in which the selection has been made.

onFocusedViewChange

Callback fired on focused view change.

Type:func

Signature:

function(view: TView, hasFocus: boolean) => void

view The new view to focus or not.
hasFocus true if the view should be focused.

onMonthChange

Callback fired on month change.

Type:func

Signature:

function(month: TDate) => void

month The new month.

onViewChange

Callback fired on view change.

Type:func

Signature:

function(view: TView) => void

view The new view.

onYearChange

Callback fired on year change.

Type:func

Signature:

function(year: TDate) => void

year The new year.

openTo

The default visible view. Used when the component view is not controlled. Must be a valid option from views list.

Type:'day' | 'month' | 'year'

readOnly

Make picker read only.

Type:bool

Default:false

reduceAnimations

If true, disable heavy animations.

Type:bool

Default:`@media(prefers-reduced-motion: reduce)` || `navigator.userAgent` matches Android <10 or iOS <13

referenceDate

The date used to generate the new value when both value and defaultValue are empty.

Type:any

Default:The closest valid date using the validation props, except callbacks such as `shouldDisableDate`.

renderLoading

Component displaying when passed loading true.

Type:func

Default:() => <span data-mui-test="loading-progress">...</span>

Signature:

function() => React.ReactNode

Returns: The node to render when loading.

shouldDisableDate

Disable specific date.
Warning: This function can be called multiple times (e.g. when rendering date calendar, checking if focus can be moved to a certain date, etc.). Expensive computations can impact performance.

Type:func

Signature:

function(day: TDate) => boolean

day The date to test.

Returns: If true the date will be disabled.

shouldDisableMonth

Disable specific month.

Type:func

Signature:

function(month: TDate) => boolean

month The month to test.

Returns: If true, the month will be disabled.

shouldDisableYear

Disable specific year.

Type:func

Signature:

function(year: TDate) => boolean

year The year to test.

Returns: If true, the year will be disabled.

showDaysOutsideCurrentMonth

If true, days outside the current month are rendered:
- if fixedWeekNumber is defined, renders days to have the weeks requested.
- if fixedWeekNumber is not defined, renders day to fill the first and last week of the current month.
- ignored if calendars equals more than 1 on range pickers.

Type:bool

Default:false

slotProps

The props used for each component slot.

Type:object

Default:{}

slots

Overridable component slots.

See Slots API below for more details.

Type:object

Default:{}

The system prop that allows defining system overrides as well as additional CSS styles.

See the `sx` page for more details.

Type:Array<func | object | bool> | func | object

timezone

Choose which timezone to use for the value. Example: "default", "system", "UTC", "America/New_York". If you pass values from other timezones to some props, they will be converted to this timezone before being used.

See the timezones documention for more details.

Type:string

Default:The timezone of the `value` or `defaultValue` prop is defined, 'default' otherwise.

value

The selected value. Used when the component is controlled.

Type:any

view

The visible view. Used when the component view is controlled. Must be a valid option from views list.

Type:'day' | 'month' | 'year'

views

Available views.

Type:Array<'day' | 'month' | 'year'>

yearsPerRow

Years rendered per row.

Type:3 | 4

Default:3

The ref is forwarded to the root element.

Theme default props

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

Slots

CalendarHeader

Custom component for calendar header. Check the PickersCalendarHeader component.

Default component: PickersCalendarHeader

Day

Custom component for day. Check the PickersDay component.

Default component: PickersDay

LeftArrowIcon

Icon displayed in the left view switch button.

Default component: ArrowLeft

NextIconButton

Button allowing to switch to the right view.

Default component: IconButton

PreviousIconButton

Button allowing to switch to the left view.

Default component: IconButton

RightArrowIcon

Icon displayed in the right view switch button.

Default component: ArrowRight

SwitchViewButton

Button displayed to switch between different calendar views.

Default component: IconButton

SwitchViewIcon

Icon displayed in the SwitchViewButton. Rotated by 180° when the open view is 'year'.

Default component: ArrowDropDown

CSS classes

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

.MuiDateCalendar-root

Styles applied to the root element.

Rule name:root

.MuiDateCalendar-viewTransitionContainer

Styles applied to the transition group element.

Rule name:viewTransitionContainer

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.