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Separator

A line between groups.

In Brand expressive

See it live​

Start Storybook to see it live: npm run storybook
Live from StorybookOpen Separator in StorybookSee it in dark

When to use it​

In Brand expressive: Breaks between sections.

  • Use it when: Separating groups that spacing alone does not separate.
  • Not when: Decoration between every item: spacing is quieter.

Instead:

  • Card: A container, when groups need a boundary.

How Brand expressive uses it​

Between page sections
Use space.gap.section and a color block
Not A thin line
Big space and color make each section a moment.

Words​

  • Headlines are short and bold. Three to six words.
  • Verbs that move: Join, Try, Go.
  • Playful in headlines, plain in errors.
  • Use: Join, Drop, Go, Love. Avoid: Synergy, Leverage, Kindly.

The labels components use, from the voice tokens:

  • content.action.commit: Go
  • content.action.cancel: Not now
  • content.action.destroy: Remove
  • content.action.retry: Try again
  • content.action.empty-action: Explore the drop

See Voice and tone for the whole voice.

Use it in code​

npx open-ds add separator

The component reads only component keys and semantic tokens, so it follows the brand and mode on <html>.

Tokens it reads​

Separator reads 1 tokens of its own, each an alias of a semantic token. Each row is one part: its own token, the semantic it aliases, and the value it ends at. Change a semantic and every component that reads it follows; override one of Separator's tokens to change Separator alone.

Changes with theme

Brand expressive decides what changes when you switch theme. Here a switch changes colors only, so the marked rows differ between light and dark; everything else holds steady.

PartIts token and the semantic it aliasesValue
Separator
Fill
Changes with theme		component.separator.backgroundcolor.border.defaultvar(--separator-background)Lighttaupe.light.200:#F2DCCFDarktaupe.dark.100:#33241F