---
type: doc
title: Separator
description: Visually or semantically separates content.
---

> Fulldev UI for React. The `@fulldev` registry in `components.json` points at `https://ui.full.dev/r/react/styles/{style}/{name}.json`; see [installation](/react/docs/installation.md).

```tsx title="src/components/examples/separator/separator-demo.tsx"
import { Separator } from "@/components/ui/separator"

export function SeparatorDemo() {
  return (
    <div className="flex max-w-sm flex-col gap-4 text-sm">
      <div className="flex flex-col gap-1.5">
        <div className="leading-none font-medium">shadcn/ui</div>
        <div className="text-muted-foreground">
          The Foundation for your Design System
        </div>
      </div>
      <Separator />
      <div>
        A set of beautifully designed components that you can customize, extend,
        and build on.
      </div>
    </div>
  )
}
```

## Installation

```bash
npx shadcn@latest add @fulldev/separator
```

## Usage

```tsx showLineNumbers
import { Separator } from "@/components/ui/separator"
```

```tsx showLineNumbers
<Separator />
```

## Vertical

Use `orientation="vertical"` for a vertical separator.

```tsx title="src/components/examples/separator/separator-vertical.tsx"
import { Separator } from "@/components/ui/separator"

export function SeparatorVertical() {
  return (
    <div className="flex h-5 items-center gap-4 text-sm">
      <div>Blog</div>
      <Separator orientation="vertical" />
      <div>Docs</div>
      <Separator orientation="vertical" />
      <div>Source</div>
    </div>
  )
}
```

## Menu

Vertical separators between menu items with descriptions.

```tsx title="src/components/examples/separator/separator-menu.tsx"
import { Separator } from "@/components/ui/separator"

export function SeparatorMenu() {
  return (
    <div className="flex items-center gap-2 text-sm md:gap-4">
      <div className="flex flex-col gap-1">
        <span className="font-medium">Settings</span>
        <span className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">
          Manage preferences
        </span>
      </div>
      <Separator orientation="vertical" />
      <div className="flex flex-col gap-1">
        <span className="font-medium">Account</span>
        <span className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">
          Profile & security
        </span>
      </div>
      <Separator orientation="vertical" className="hidden md:block" />
      <div className="hidden flex-col gap-1 md:flex">
        <span className="font-medium">Help</span>
        <span className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">Support & docs</span>
      </div>
    </div>
  )
}
```

## List

Horizontal separators between list items.

```tsx title="src/components/examples/separator/separator-list.tsx"
import { Separator } from "@/components/ui/separator"

export function SeparatorList() {
  return (
    <div className="flex w-full max-w-sm flex-col gap-2 text-sm">
      <dl className="flex items-center justify-between">
        <dt>Item 1</dt>
        <dd className="text-muted-foreground">Value 1</dd>
      </dl>
      <Separator />
      <dl className="flex items-center justify-between">
        <dt>Item 2</dt>
        <dd className="text-muted-foreground">Value 2</dd>
      </dl>
      <Separator />
      <dl className="flex items-center justify-between">
        <dt>Item 3</dt>
        <dd className="text-muted-foreground">Value 3</dd>
      </dl>
    </div>
  )
}
```

## RTL

To enable RTL support in shadcn/ui, see the [RTL configuration guide](https://ui.shadcn.com/docs/rtl).

```tsx title="src/components/examples/separator/separator-rtl.tsx"
"use client"

import * as React from "react"

import { Separator } from "@/components/ui/separator"
import {
  useTranslation,
  type Translations,
} from "@/components/language-selector"

const translations: Translations = {
  en: {
    dir: "ltr",
    values: {
      title: "shadcn/ui",
      subtitle: "The Foundation for your Design System",
      description:
        "A set of beautifully designed components that you can customize, extend, and build on.",
    },
  },
  ar: {
    dir: "rtl",
    values: {
      title: "shadcn/ui",
      subtitle: "الأساس لنظام التصميم الخاص بك",
      description:
        "مجموعة من المكونات المصممة بشكل جميل يمكنك تخصيصها وتوسيعها والبناء عليها.",
    },
  },
  he: {
    dir: "rtl",
    values: {
      title: "shadcn/ui",
      subtitle: "הבסיס למערכת העיצוב שלך",
      description:
        "סט של רכיבים מעוצבים בצורה יפה שאתה יכול להתאים אישית, להרחיב ולבנות עליהם.",
    },
  },
}

export function SeparatorRtl() {
  const { dir, t } = useTranslation(translations, "ar")

  return (
    <div className="flex max-w-sm flex-col gap-4 text-sm" dir={dir}>
      <div className="flex flex-col gap-1.5">
        <div className="leading-none font-medium">{t.title}</div>
        <div className="text-muted-foreground">{t.subtitle}</div>
      </div>
      <Separator />
      <div>{t.description}</div>
    </div>
  )
}
```

## API Reference

Source: [`react/src/components/ui/separator.tsx`](https://github.com/fulldotdev/ui/blob/main/react/src/components/ui/separator.tsx)

See the [Base UI Separator](https://base-ui.com/react/components/separator#api-reference) documentation.

## Install what this page shows

```bash
npx shadcn@latest add @fulldev/separator-examples
```