Divider

A divider is a thin line that groups content in lists and layouts.

Dividers separate content into clear groups.

List dividers

The divider renders as an <hr> by default. You can save rendering this DOM element by using the divider prop on the ListItem component.

<List sx={style} component="nav" aria-label="mailbox folders">
  <ListItem button>
    <ListItemText primary="Inbox" />
  </ListItem>
  <Divider />
  <ListItem button divider>
    <ListItemText primary="Drafts" />
  </ListItem>
  <ListItem button>
    <ListItemText primary="Trash" />
  </ListItem>
  <Divider light />
  <ListItem button>
    <ListItemText primary="Spam" />
  </ListItem>
</List>

<List sx={style} component="nav" aria-label="mailbox folders">
  <ListItem button>
    <ListItemText primary="Inbox" />
  </ListItem>
  <Divider />
  <ListItem button divider>
    <ListItemText primary="Drafts" />
  </ListItem>
  <ListItem button>
    <ListItemText primary="Trash" />
  </ListItem>
  <Divider light />
  <ListItem button>
    <ListItemText primary="Spam" />
  </ListItem>
</List>

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HTML5 specification

In a list, you should ensure the Divider is rendered as an <li> to match the HTML5 specification. The examples below show two ways of achieving this.

Inset dividers

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Subheader dividers

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Work
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Leisure
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Middle divider

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Select type

Extra Soft

Soft

Medium

Hard

Dividers with text

You can also render a divider with content.

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CENTER

LEFT

RIGHT

CHIP

<Root>
  {content}
  <Divider>CENTER</Divider>
  {content}
  <Divider textAlign="left">LEFT</Divider>
  {content}
  <Divider textAlign="right">RIGHT</Divider>
  {content}
  <Divider>
    <Chip label="CHIP" />
  </Divider>
  {content}
</Root>

<Root>
  {content}
  <Divider>CENTER</Divider>
  {content}
  <Divider textAlign="left">LEFT</Divider>
  {content}
  <Divider textAlign="right">RIGHT</Divider>
  {content}
  <Divider>
    <Chip label="CHIP" />
  </Divider>
  {content}
</Root>

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Accessibility tips: When using the Divider component for visual decoration, such as in a heading, explicitly specify role="presentation" to the divider to make sure screen readers can announce its content:

<Divider component="div" role="presentation">
  {/* any elements nested inside the role="presentation" preserve their semantics. */}
  <Typography variant="h2">My Heading</Typography>
</Divider>

Vertical divider

You can also render a divider vertically using the orientation prop.

Vertical with variant middle

You can also render a vertical divider with variant="middle".

Vertical with text

You can also render a vertical divider with content.

VERTICAL

<Grid container>
  <Grid item xs>
    {content}
  </Grid>
  <Divider orientation="vertical" flexItem>
    VERTICAL
  </Divider>
  <Grid item xs>
    {content}
  </Grid>
</Grid>

<Grid container>
  <Grid item xs>
    {content}
  </Grid>
  <Divider orientation="vertical" flexItem>
    VERTICAL
  </Divider>
  <Grid item xs>
    {content}
  </Grid>
</Grid>

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API

See the documentation below for a complete reference to all of the props and classes available to the components mentioned here.

<Divider />