Divider API

API reference docs for the React Divider component. Learn about the props, CSS, and other APIs of this exported module.

Demos

For examples and details on the usage of this React component, visit the component demo pages:

import Divider from '@mui/joy/Divider';
// or
import { Divider } from '@mui/joy';

Props of the native component are also available.

Name	Type	Default	Description
children	node		The content of the component.
component	elementType		The component used for the root node. Either a string to use a HTML element or a component.
inset	'none' \| 'context' \| string		Class name applied to the divider to shrink or stretch the line based on the orientation.
orientation	'horizontal' \| 'vertical'	'horizontal'	The component orientation.
slotProps	{ root?: func \| object }	{}	The props used for each slot inside.
slots	{ root?: elementType }	{}	The components used for each slot inside. See Slots API below for more details.
sx	Array<func \| object \| bool> \| func \| object		The system prop that allows defining system overrides as well as additional CSS styles. See the `sx` page for more details.

The ref is forwarded to the root element.

You can use JoyDivider to change the default props of this component with the theme.

To learn how to customize the slot, check out the Overriding component structure guide.

Name	Default class	Default HTML tag	Description
root	.MuiDivider-root	'hr'	The component that renders the root.

You can override the style of the component using one of these customization options:

With a global class name.
With a rule name as part of the component's styleOverrides property in a custom theme.

These class names are useful for styling with CSS. They are applied to the root slot when specific states are triggered.

Global class	Description
.MuiDivider-horizontal	Class name applied to the root element if `orientation="horizontal"`.
.MuiDivider-insetContext	Class name applied to the root element if `inset="context"`.
.MuiDivider-insetNone	Class name applied to the root element if `inset="none"`.
.MuiDivider-vertical	Class name applied to the root element if `orientation="vertical"`.