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Separator

A horizontal or vertical rule that divides menus, toolbars, and lists — drawn in the same solid border color as neobrutalist frames.

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

export function SeparatorDemo() {

The separator draws a thin horizontal or vertical rule between blocks of content. Built on the Base UI Separator component and kept deliberately minimal: a single line in the theme's border color — the same solid stroke that outlines every neobrutalist frame.

Reach for it when:

  • Menu and toolbar sections — split groups of actions in dropdowns, sidebars, and command bars.
  • Stacked lists — divide rows in settings pages, feeds, and notification panels.
  • Inline metadata — vertical rules between stats like views, stars, and last-updated dates.

Installation

pnpm dlx shadcn@latest add https://neobrutalism.com/r/base/separator.json
npx shadcn@latest add https://neobrutalism.com/r/base/separator.json
yarn dlx shadcn@latest add https://neobrutalism.com/r/base/separator.json
bunx --bun shadcn@latest add https://neobrutalism.com/r/base/separator.json

Install the following dependencies:

pnpm add @base-ui/react
npm install @base-ui/react
yarn add @base-ui/react
bun add @base-ui/react

Copy and paste the following code into your project.

components/ui/separator.tsx
"use client"

import * as React from "react"
import { Separator as SeparatorPrimitive } from "radix-ui"

import { cn } from "@/lib/utils"

function Separator({
  className,
  orientation = "horizontal",
  decorative = true,
  ...props
}: React.ComponentProps<typeof SeparatorPrimitive.Root>) {
  return (
    <SeparatorPrimitive.Root
      data-slot="separator"
      decorative={decorative}
      orientation={orientation}
      className={cn(
        "shrink-0 bg-border data-horizontal:h-px data-horizontal:w-full data-vertical:w-px data-vertical:self-stretch",
        className
      )}
      {...props}
    />
  )
}

export { Separator }

Update the import paths to match your project setup.

Usage

import { Separator } from "@/components/ui/separator"
<Separator />

Examples

Vertical

Use orientation="vertical" for a vertical separator.

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

export function SeparatorVertical() {

Menu

Vertical separators between menu items with descriptions.

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

export function SeparatorMenu() {

List

Horizontal separators between list items.

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

export function SeparatorList() {

RTL

To enable RTL support in Neobrutalism.com, see the RTL configuration guide.

"use client"

import * as React from "react"

Accessibility

Base UI's Separator always renders role="separator", with aria-orientation reflecting the orientation prop, so screen readers announce it as a semantic divider. For rules that are purely decorative — between inline stats, say — add aria-hidden="true" (or use a plain styled <div>) so assistive tech doesn't announce dividers that carry no meaning. Note this differs from the Radix variant, which is decorative (role="none") by default.

API Reference

See the Base UI Separator documentation.