Divider API

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

Component demos

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

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

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. Deprecated - Use <Divider sx={{ opacity: 0.6 }} /> (or any opacity or color) instead. How to migrate
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.

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

These class names are useful for styling with CSS. They are applied to the component's slots when specific states are triggered.

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