Divider API

API documentation for the React Divider component. Learn about the available props and the CSS API.

Import

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

The name MuiDivider can be used when providing default props or style overrides in the theme.

Props of the native component are also available.

Name	Type	Default	Description
absolute	bool	false	Absolutely position the element.
children	node		The content of the component.
classes	object		Override or extend the styles applied to the component. See CSS API below for more details.
component	elementType		The component used for the root node. Either a string to use a HTML element or a component.
flexItem	bool	false	If `true`, a vertical divider will have the correct height when used in flex container. (By default, a vertical divider will have a calculated height of `0px` if it is the child of a flex container.)
light	bool	false	If `true`, the divider will have a lighter color.
orientation	'horizontal' \| 'vertical'	'horizontal'	The component orientation.
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.
textAlign	'center' \| 'left' \| 'right'	'center'	The text alignment.
variant	'fullWidth' \| 'inset' \| 'middle' \| string	'fullWidth'	The variant to use.

The ref is forwarded to the root element.

Rule name	Global class	Description
root	.MuiDivider-root	Styles applied to the root element.
absolute	.MuiDivider-absolute	Styles applied to the root element if `absolute={true}`.
inset	.MuiDivider-inset	Styles applied to the root element if `variant="inset"`.
fullWidth	.MuiDivider-fullWidth	Styles applied to the root element if `variant="fullWidth"`.
light	.MuiDivider-light	Styles applied to the root element if `light={true}`.
middle	.MuiDivider-middle	Styles applied to the root element if `variant="middle"`.
vertical	.MuiDivider-vertical	Styles applied to the root element if `orientation="vertical"`.
flexItem	.MuiDivider-flexItem	Styles applied to the root element if `flexItem={true}`.
withChildren	.MuiDivider-withChildren	Styles applied to the root element if divider have text.
withChildrenVertical	.MuiDivider-withChildrenVertical	Styles applied to the root element if divider have text and `orientation="vertical"`.
textAlignRight	.MuiDivider-textAlignRight	Styles applied to the root element if `textAlign="right" orientation="horizontal"`.
textAlignLeft	.MuiDivider-textAlignLeft	Styles applied to the root element if `textAlign="left" orientation="horizontal"`.
wrapper	.MuiDivider-wrapper	Styles applied to the span children element if `orientation="horizontal"`.
wrapperVertical	.MuiDivider-wrapperVertical	Styles applied to the span children element if `orientation="vertical"`.

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.