Angular Material

Language: JavaScript

UI Framework

Angular Material was created by the Angular team at Google to bring the Material Design language to Angular applications. It ensures consistency, accessibility, and integration with Angular’s ecosystem, making it a standard choice for enterprise-grade Angular projects.

Angular Material is the official UI component library for Angular, built with Google's Material Design system. It provides a wide range of reusable, accessible, and customizable UI components.

Installation

npm: npm install @angular/material @angular/cdk @angular/animations

yarn: yarn add @angular/material @angular/cdk @angular/animations

cdn: Angular Material does not offer a direct CDN build; use npm or yarn.

manual: Install via npm/yarn and import Material modules into your Angular application.

Usage

Angular Material provides Angular components for navigation, forms, buttons, dialogs, data tables, and more. Components follow Angular’s modular structure and are imported as individual modules.

Button usage

import { MatButtonModule } from '@angular/material/button';

@NgModule({
  imports: [MatButtonModule]
})
export class AppModule {}

<button mat-raised-button color="primary">Click Me</button>

Imports the `MatButtonModule` and uses a raised Material Design button.

Input field

import { MatInputModule } from '@angular/material/input';

<mat-form-field appearance="fill">
  <mat-label>Email</mat-label>
  <input matInput placeholder="Enter your email">
</mat-form-field>

Creates a Material-styled input field with a floating label.

Dialog component

import { MatDialog } from '@angular/material/dialog';

constructor(public dialog: MatDialog) {}

openDialog() {
  this.dialog.open(DialogContentExampleDialog);
}

@Component({
  selector: 'dialog-content-example-dialog',
  template: `<h1 mat-dialog-title>Dialog</h1>
             <div mat-dialog-content>This is a Material dialog</div>
             <div mat-dialog-actions>
               <button mat-button mat-dialog-close>Close</button>
             </div>`
})
export class DialogContentExampleDialog {}

Shows how to create and open a Material Design dialog in Angular.

Data Table

import { MatTableModule } from '@angular/material/table';

<mat-table [dataSource]="data">
  <ng-container matColumnDef="name">
    <mat-header-cell *matHeaderCellDef>Name</mat-header-cell>
    <mat-cell *matCellDef="let element">{{element.name}}</mat-cell>
  </ng-container>
  <mat-header-row *matHeaderRowDef="['name']"></mat-header-row>
  <mat-row *matRowDef="let row; columns: ['name'];"></mat-row>
</mat-table>

Implements a simple Angular Material data table.

Error Handling

Material components not styled: Ensure you imported a prebuilt theme CSS (e.g., `@angular/material/prebuilt-themes/indigo-pink.css`).

Animations not working: Import `BrowserAnimationsModule` in your `AppModule`.

Build errors when importing modules: Make sure you’re importing Angular Material modules in the correct `NgModule`.

Best Practices

Import only the Angular Material modules you need to reduce bundle size.

Use Angular Material’s theming system to maintain consistent branding.

Combine Material components with Angular Reactive Forms for powerful form handling.

Enable animations (`BrowserAnimationsModule`) for full Material Design experience.

Follow Angular Material accessibility guidelines to ensure inclusive apps.

Official Docs Github