Lists
Dividers
A divider is a horizontal line that separates one part of a list from the next.
Why you'd care
It is the lightest structure available. No name, no collapsing, no meaning. On a busy day, one divider between morning and afternoon makes the page readable at almost no cost.
The 60-second version
Type --- and then a space. The dashes disappear and a divider takes their place.
Three ways to add one
Type it. Three or more of the same character, then a space, on an empty thing. All four of these work, on every platform:
| Type this | |
|---|---|
--- then space | the one most people use |
=== then space | |
*** then space | |
___ then space |
The space is what triggers it, so nothing happens until you press it. If your keyboard autocorrects two dashes into one long dash, that gets recognised too, so the shortcut still works.
The Add button. Divider is one of the types in the add menu, on the capture bar and on the edit bar above the keyboard. See the capture bar.
The slash menu. Type / at the start of an empty thing and pick divider. See slash commands.
Divider or heading?
| Use | When |
|---|---|
| Divider | You want a visual break and nothing else |
| Heading | The section deserves a name, or you want to collapse it, or you want a board column |
Dividers are free. Headings are Plus. If all you need is a break, the divider is not a downgrade, it is the right tool.
Going further
A divider is a thing. It can be selected, moved and deleted like anything else, and it carries no text of its own.
They work well on days. Days are the one place where you cannot add headings to plan ahead, because the day is a running log. A divider gives it structure without pretending it is organized.
Tips
- One or two per page. Three dividers on one day is a list that wants to be a list.
- A divider before the last few things of a day is a decent "not today" marker.