Separator

A React component in Beamline's Layout category.

A hairline between groups, horizontal or vertical; hidden from screen readers unless it carries meaning.

Use it for

  • Separating groups in menus, toolbars and panels.

Not for

  • Spacing alone would do (use gap).

Anatomy

  • root (Radix separator)

Variants

  • orientation: horizontal, vertical

States

  • decorative (default)
  • semantic (decorative={false})

Keyboard

  • Not focusable.

Motion

None.

Props

PropTypeDefaultDescription
orientation"horizontal" | "vertical""horizontal"
decorativebooleantrueHidden from assistive tech; set false when the rule separates meaningful groups.
style / refnative props—native div

Dependencies

@radix-ui/react-separator

Import

import { Separator } from "@/components/separator/separator";

Get it

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