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File: separator.md | Updated: 11/15/2025

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Separator

Visually or semantically separates content.

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<Text size="2">
	Tools for building high-quality, accessible UI.
	<Separator my="3" size="4" />
	<Flex gap="3" align="center">
		Themes
		<Separator orientation="vertical" />
		Primitives
		<Separator orientation="vertical" />
		Icons
		<Separator orientation="vertical" />
		Colors
	</Flex>
</Text>

API Reference


This component inherits props from the Separator primitive and supports common margin props .

| Prop | Type | Default | | --- | --- | --- | | orientation | Responsive<"horizontal" \| "vertical"> | "horizontal" | | size | Responsive<"1" \| "2" \| "3" \| "4"> | "1" | | color<br><br>Prop description | enum<br><br>See full type | "gray" | | decorative | boolean | true |

Examples


Size

Use the size prop to control the size of the separator. The largest step takes full width or height of the container.

<Flex direction="column" gap="4">
	<Separator orientation="horizontal" size="1" />
	<Separator orientation="horizontal" size="2" />
	<Separator orientation="horizontal" size="3" />
	<Separator orientation="horizontal" size="4" />
</Flex>


<Flex align="center" gap="4" height="96px">
	<Separator orientation="vertical" size="1" />
	<Separator orientation="vertical" size="2" />
	<Separator orientation="vertical" size="3" />
	<Separator orientation="vertical" size="4" />
</Flex>

Color

Use the color prop to assign a specific color .

<Flex direction="column" gap="3">
	<Separator color="indigo" size="4" />
	<Separator color="cyan" size="4" />
	<Separator color="orange" size="4" />
	<Separator color="crimson" size="4" />
</Flex>

Orientation

Use the orientation prop to control whether the separator is horizontal or vertical.

<Flex align="center" gap="4">
	<Separator orientation="horizontal" />
	<Separator orientation="vertical" />
</Flex>

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