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# Divider

The Divider component creates a simple line or coloured block between sections of your website. Use it to organise content, strengthen visual hierarchy, or add a decorative break.

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### How to Use Divider

You’ll find Divider under **Utility** in the Components list.

1. Drag **Divider** between the sections you want to separate.
2. Set its width and height.
3. Choose a colour, gradient, or image background.
4. Adjust spacing and borders to match the surrounding layout.

### Component Settings

#### Sizing

**Width** controls the divider’s horizontal size and defaults to Auto.

**Height** controls its thickness and defaults to theme spacing 0.5.

#### Background

**Style** chooses the divider fill:

* **Color** — Uses a theme colour. This is the default.
* **Image** — Uses a resource image.
* **Gradient** — Blends two or three theme colours.

The controls shown below Style change to match the selected background type.

#### Spacing and Borders

Use **Spacing** to add margin or padding around the divider. **Borders** can add a border style, width, colour, opacity, and radius.

### Accessibility

Use a Divider for presentation rather than as the only indication that content has changed topic. Keep meaningful section headings in the page structure.

### Related Components

* [Container](/elements-docs/using-elements/components/layout-components/container.md) — Groups a section and can apply backgrounds, borders, and spacing.
* [Background](/elements-docs/using-elements/components/styling-and-effects/background.md) — Creates larger decorative background areas with optional angled edges.

| Common Control                                                                                                     | Description                                                             |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| [Link](/elements-docs/using-elements/components/common-controls/link.md)                                           | Link to a page, resource, anchor, email address, or website.            |
| [Layout](/elements-docs/using-elements/components/common-controls/layout.md)                                       | Control positioning, stacking, visibility, overflow, and isolation.     |
| [Sizing](/elements-docs/using-elements/components/common-controls/sizing.md)                                       | Set width, height, and responsive size constraints.                     |
| [Spacing](/elements-docs/using-elements/components/common-controls/spacing.md)                                     | Add responsive margin and padding.                                      |
| [Typography & Text Styles](/elements-docs/using-elements/components/common-controls/typography-and-text-styles.md) | Control fonts, text spacing, decoration, colour, and semantic wrappers. |
| [Backgrounds](/elements-docs/using-elements/components/common-controls/backgrounds.md)                             | Apply colour, image, gradient, SVG, video, and hover backgrounds.       |
| [Transitions](/elements-docs/using-elements/components/common-controls/transitions.md)                             | Choose what animates and set its timing curve, duration, and delay.     |
| [Effects](/elements-docs/using-elements/components/common-controls/effects.md)                                     | Apply shadows, opacity, and hover effects.                              |
| [Filters](/elements-docs/using-elements/components/common-controls/filters.md)                                     | Apply blur, brightness, saturation, shadow, and backdrop effects.       |
| [Transforms](/elements-docs/using-elements/components/common-controls/transforms.md)                               | Scale, rotate, move, and skew components.                               |
| [Borders](/elements-docs/using-elements/components/common-controls/borders.md)                                     | Set border style, colour, opacity, width, radius, and hover states.     |
| [Advanced](/elements-docs/using-elements/components/common-controls/advanced.md)                                   | Add CSS classes and IDs, or change supported HTML tags.                 |


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