Separator

Decorative-by-default divider (semantic when requested); vertical orientation stretches across the cross axis.

Distribution status

BeeUI 0.86.2-rc.3 is public on npm under the opt-in next dist-tag (observed 2026-09-25T06:25:18.371Z). latest currently resolves to 0.86.2-rc.3 and lags next until the owner moves it for all four packages. See Start for the full install commands. The import shape below works against the published package; the repository-local Registry command remains available as a no-registry-required alternative from a BeeUI checkout. Pin @0.86.2-rc.3 instead of @next for an immutable version in CI.

Identity

• Category: Data display
• Status: stable public Registry/export-map component family
• Targets: iOS · Android · Web, subject to the compatibility contract
• Prerequisites: @beemvp/beeui-ui installed (or this component’s source copied via the Registry CLI below) and, on Web, the BeeUI Tailwind/Uniwind theme CSS loaded — see Start for full platform setup.
• Source: packages/ui/src/components/separator.tsx

Import

import { Separator } from '@beemvp/beeui-ui';

There is no documented deep/private source import. For source ownership from a BeeUI checkout:

pnpm beeui add separator

Registry (used throughout this page) is BeeUI’s source-ownership manifest — registry/registry.json — that the pnpm beeui/@beemvp/beeui-cli CLI reads to copy a component’s real source into your app and rewrite its internal imports; it is not an npm package index. This component’s own Registry entry: registry/registry.json.

Composition and public API

• Primary export: Separator
  • Also routed here, outside the Registry family:
    • separator
  • Package export subpath: @beemvp/beeui-ui/separator

Exported types: SeparatorProps

The generated API inventory is mechanically joined to packages/ui/src/index.ts, Registry metadata, and the component reference contract. Each type’s field table below is parsed directly from that source, not a second hand-maintained copy; for the fuller behavior narrative see the canonical component behavior catalog.

State and behavior contract

Stateless decorative-by-default divider; decorative={false} makes it semantic, and a vertical orientation stretches across the parent’s cross axis instead of relying on a percentage height.

Props

SeparatorProps

Prop	Type	Default	Description
className	string	—	Extra utility classes, merged after the component’s own via cn(...), so they win on conflict. An escape hatch for source-owned and application work, not a cross-engine portability guarantee.
decorative	boolean	true	When true (the default), marks the separator as not an accessibility element of its own and omits role="separator", since a purely visual divider should not be announced. Set to false for a separator that conveys real structure.
orientation	'horizontal' | 'vertical'	'horizontal'	'horizontal' renders a full-width 1px-tall line; 'vertical' renders a self-stretching 1px-wide line. Defaults to 'horizontal'.

Also carries every prop of Omit<ViewProps, 'role'> — that upstream contract is not reproduced here.

The executable fixtures below are the source-grounded usage examples; consumers should not infer state ownership from DOM structure or another UI library.

Provider and dependencies

• No additional provider is required by this family. BeeUIProvider remains the recommended application root.
• Peer/native dependencies visible to this Registry item: react, react-native
• Registry dependency closure: core-cn, theme
• Safe-area ownership remains explicit: shell surfaces touching system edges opt into SafeArea; components do not silently invent app-shell insets.
• Web consumers load the BeeUI semantic theme CSS as documented in Web onboarding.

Platform behavior

This family ships no platform-specific file, and its own source takes no Platform branch.

The same public family is exposed across the supported target matrix; meaningful platform differences remain governed by the compatibility contract.

Evidence classes are not equal and this page does not blur them: Web behavior is exercised in a real browser, while iOS and Android carry package/export and native-compile evidence, which is not device-runtime proof. The compatibility contract records which class each claim rests on.

Accessibility

• Roles this family assigns: separator — set in separator.tsx by the components themselves, not by the caller.
• Accessibility states and properties it sets: accessible — read from separator.tsx.

Keyboard/focus behavior, announcements, Dynamic Type/Web zoom, RTL and reduced-motion expectations are not derived here — see Accessibility overview, Keyboard & focus, RTL/localization and Large text & zoom. BeeUI does not claim universal accessibility certification from automated tests.

Styling and theming

• Style axes: none of its own — its appearance comes from tokens and your own classes; it also carries Omit<ViewProps, 'role'>.
• Class-name surfaces: className.

Colors, spacing and typography come from semantic tokens rather than from values written here — see Theming and Density. A className is an escape hatch for source-owned and application work, not a cross-engine portability guarantee.

Executable examples

• Primary executable fixture: apps/showcase/__tests__/issue-7-runtime-a11y.test.tsx
• Additional fixture: apps/showcase/__tests__/separator-vertical-stretch.test.tsx
• Additional fixture: apps/showcase/component-gallery/component-gallery.tsx
• Additional fixture: apps/showcase/component-gallery/select-showcase.tsx

Addressable examples

Each link below opens the Showcase at that exact example, not at the top of the gallery:

• basic — smallest meaningful complete usage

The Showcase links demonstrate Web behavior; use the native-preview guide for real simulator/emulator/device paths.

Live Web preview

This frame loads the real BeeUI Web Showcase on demand; it is not a second docs-only implementation. It proves browser behavior only. Use native preview for iOS/Android simulator, emulator or device paths.

Composition anatomy

• Family root / primary export: Separator
  • Exported type surface:
    • SeparatorProps

The tree above is ordinary document structure so it remains readable with keyboard and assistive technology; it is derived from the real public export family rather than a canvas-only diagram.

Verified example source

These are the parts of the typechecked runtime Showcase fixture behind this live preview — apps/showcase/component-gallery/component-gallery.tsx, 1103 lines — where Separator is actually used: 114 lines in 6 places, of 13 in total — open the fixture for the remaining 7. Each block is copied verbatim from the line range named above it, so it is the same executable source, not a retelling of it. Other uses of this family, and the parts of the file exercising other families, are not reproduced here.

Imports the examples below need (a filtered subset of the fixture’s own top-level imports):

import { Accordion, AccordionContent, AccordionItem, AccordionTrigger, Badge, Box, Button, Card, Collapsible, CollapsibleContent, CollapsibleTrigger, DescriptionItem, DescriptionList, EmptyState, ErrorState, ListItem, Progress, Section, Separator, SettingsItem, Skeleton, Spinner, Switch, Tabs, TabsContent, TabsList, TabsTrigger, Text } from '@beemvp/beeui-ui';
import * as React from 'react';
import { Uniwind, useUniwind } from 'uniwind';

lines 547–565:

            <Card className="gap-4" variant="muted">
              <Text variant="heading">Status and feedback</Text>
              <Box className="flex-row flex-wrap gap-2">
                <Badge>Primary</Badge>
                <Badge variant="secondary">Secondary</Badge>
                <Badge variant="success">Success</Badge>
                <Badge variant="warning">Warning</Badge>
                <Badge variant="destructive">Error</Badge>
                <Badge variant="info">Info</Badge>
              </Box>
              <Separator />
              <Box className="flex-row items-center gap-5">
                <Spinner testID="spinner-default" />
                <Spinner tone="success" />
                <Spinner tone="warning" />
                <Spinner testID="spinner-destructive" tone="destructive" />
              </Box>
              <Progress accessibilityLabel="Profile completion" value={72} />
            </Card>

lines 569–590:

            <Card className="gap-4">
              <Text variant="heading">Loading and state surfaces</Text>
              <Box className="flex-row items-center gap-3">
                <Skeleton className="h-12 w-12" variant="circle" />
                <Box className="flex-1 gap-2">
                  <Skeleton className="w-2/3" variant="text" />
                  <Skeleton className="w-full" variant="text" />
                </Box>
              </Box>
              <Skeleton className="h-24 w-full" />
              <Separator />
              <EmptyState
                action={<Button size="sm">Create record</Button>}
                description="Create your first record to get started."
                title="No records yet"
              />
              <Separator />
              <ErrorState
                action={<Button size="sm" variant="outline">Try again</Button>}
                description="The server could not load this section."
              />
            </Card>

line 622:

              <Separator />

line 748:

              <Separator />

Fixture state this block reads (same file, line 463):

  const [tab, setTab] = React.useState('overview');

lines 943–978:

            <Card className="gap-4">
              <Text variant="heading">Tabs and disclosure</Text>
              <Tabs onValueChange={setTab} value={tab}>
                <TabsList>
                  <TabsTrigger value="overview">Overview</TabsTrigger>
                  <TabsTrigger value="details">Details</TabsTrigger>
                </TabsList>
                <TabsContent value="overview">
                  <Text tone="muted">Overview content is mounted for the active tab.</Text>
                </TabsContent>
                <TabsContent value="details">
                  <Text tone="muted">Details content is mounted only when selected.</Text>
                </TabsContent>
              </Tabs>
              <Separator />
              <Collapsible>
                <CollapsibleTrigger>Advanced options</CollapsibleTrigger>
                <CollapsibleContent>
                  <Text tone="muted">Hidden until expanded.</Text>
                </CollapsibleContent>
              </Collapsible>
              <Accordion defaultValue="account">
                <AccordionItem value="account">
                  <AccordionTrigger>Account</AccordionTrigger>
                  <AccordionContent>
                    <Text tone="muted">Account preferences and identity.</Text>
                  </AccordionContent>
                </AccordionItem>
                <AccordionItem value="billing">
                  <AccordionTrigger>Billing</AccordionTrigger>
                  <AccordionContent>
                    <Text tone="muted">Invoices and payment settings.</Text>
                  </AccordionContent>
                </AccordionItem>
              </Accordion>
            </Card>

Fixture state this block reads (same file, lines 458, 461):

  const { theme } = useUniwind();
  const [notifications, setNotifications] = React.useState(true);

lines 1047–1081:

              <Section description="Read-only application information patterns." title="Metadata and rows">
                <DescriptionList>
                  <DescriptionItem label="Runtime" value="React Native 0.86.2" />
                  <DescriptionItem label="Styling" value="Uniwind 1.10.1" />
                  <DescriptionItem
                    description="Generated and compiled in CI"
                    label="Native verification"
                    value="Expo + bare RN"
                  />
                </DescriptionList>
                <Separator />
                <ListItem
                  description="Open your profile"
                  onPress={() => undefined}
                  title="Profile"
                  trailing={<Badge variant="success">Active</Badge>}
                />
                <SettingsItem
                  description="Changes app appearance"
                  onPress={() => undefined}
                  title="Appearance"
                  value={theme}
                />
                <SettingsItem
                  description="Native preference control"
                  title="Push notifications"
                  trailing={
                    <Switch
                      accessibilityLabel="Push notifications"
                      onValueChange={setNotifications}
                      value={notifications}
                    />
                  }
                />
              </Section>

Open the fixture itself for the full surrounding component. For a smaller app-specific example, start from the imports and fixture-state blocks above and keep only the state your screen owns.

Limitations

The role is owned here and omitted from the prop type: the component sets the separator role only when decorative is false, and while decorative is at its default the view is also marked as not an accessibility element of its own. Thickness is fixed at one pixel with no thickness, length or inset prop; anything else comes from className.

Related

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• Showcase
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