---
title: Separator
description: Visually or semantically separates content.
base: base
component: true
links:
  doc: https://base-ui.com/react/components/separator
  api: https://base-ui.com/react/components/separator#api-reference
---

<ComponentPreview
  styleName="base-nova"
  name="separator-demo"
  description="A separator component."
/>

## Installation

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  <TabsTrigger value="cli">Command</TabsTrigger>
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```bash
npx shadcn@latest add separator
```

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<Steps className="mb-0 pt-2">
<Step>Install the following dependencies:</Step>

```bash
npm install @base-ui/react
```

<Step>Copy and paste the following code into your project.</Step>

<ComponentSource
  name="separator"
  title="components/ui/separator.tsx"
  styleName="base-nova"
/>

<Step>Update the import paths to match your project setup.</Step>

</Steps>

</TabsContent>

</CodeTabs>

## Usage

```tsx showLineNumbers
import { Separator } from "@/components/ui/separator"
```

```tsx showLineNumbers
<Separator />
```