Separator

Visual and semantic divider for organizing content into sections. Renders as a simple horizontal or vertical line with optional accessibility semantics.

Import

use maud_ui::primitives::separator::{self, Props, Orientation};

Example

use maud::html;
use maud_ui::primitives::separator;

html! {
    div { "Bio section" }
    (separator::render(separator::Props {
        orientation: separator::Orientation::Horizontal,
        decorative: false,
    }))
    div { "Settings section" }
}

Props

Orientation Enum

Decorative vs. Semantic

Semantic (default: decorative: false)

Renders with role="separator" and aria-orientation so assistive technology recognizes it as a content boundary.

(separator::render(separator::Props {
    orientation: separator::Orientation::Horizontal,
    decorative: false,
}))

Use this when the separator conveys meaning (e.g., "profile section ends, settings section begins").

Decorative (decorative: true)

Renders with aria-hidden="true" so screen readers skip it. Pure visual divider.

(separator::render(separator::Props {
    orientation: separator::Orientation::Horizontal,
    decorative: true,
}))

Use this when the separator is purely visual and the content structure is clear without it.

Usage Patterns

Profile card — horizontal divider between sections

html! {
    section {
        h2 { "Bio" }
        p { "Staff engineer at Kapable. Building Claude Conductor." }
    }
    (separator::render(separator::Props {
        orientation: separator::Orientation::Horizontal,
        decorative: false,
    }))
    section {
        h2 { "Settings" }
        ul {
            li { "Email: invoice@geldentech.ca" }
            li { "Two-factor: Enabled" }
        }
    }
}

Auth divider — "OR" between Google sign-in and email form

html! {
    button { "Sign in with Google" }
    div style="display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 0.75rem; margin: 1rem 0;" {
        div style="flex: 1;" {
            (separator::render(separator::Props {
                orientation: separator::Orientation::Horizontal,
                decorative: true,
            }))
        }
        span style="font-weight: 500; color: var(--mui-text-muted);" { "OR" }
        div style="flex: 1;" {
            (separator::render(separator::Props {
                orientation: separator::Orientation::Horizontal,
                decorative: true,
            }))
        }
    }
    input type="email" placeholder="you@company.com" {}
}

Navigation bar — vertical divider between nav and user menu

html! {
    nav style="display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 1rem;" {
        a { "Dashboard" }
        a { "Projects" }
        a { "Settings" }
        div style="flex: 1;" {}  // Spacer
        (separator::render(separator::Props {
            orientation: separator::Orientation::Vertical,
            decorative: false,
        }))
        a { "Docs" }
        button { "HG" }  // User menu
    }
}

Accessibility

• Semantic (default): role="separator" with aria-orientation="horizontal" or aria-orientation="vertical".
  • Screen readers announce it as a divider and read the orientation.
  • Useful when the separator marks a logical boundary (new section, topic change).
• Decorative: aria-hidden="true" — screen readers skip it entirely.
  • Use when content structure is already clear from headings/elements.

Labelled separator

render_labelled(label) draws a mono, letter-spaced, muted label followed by a 1px hairline rule that fills the remaining width — a transcript turn divider. It is decorative (the label already conveys the structure), so no extra ARIA is needed.

use maud_ui::primitives::separator;

html! {
    (separator::render_labelled("TURN 12 · 41s"))
    // …turn content…
    (separator::render_labelled("REASONING"))
}

CSS Classes

• mui-separator — base class.
• mui-separator--horizontal — added when orientation: Horizontal.
• mui-separator--vertical — added when orientation: Vertical.
• mui-separator-labelled / __label / __rule — the labelled turn-divider variant.

Related

Card (section container), Divider (similar concept, depends on context), Menu (item separators).

Shadcn reference

https://ui.shadcn.com/docs/components/separator