Add Horizontal Lines Between Elements

Question

I\'m trying to add a horizontal line between two elements, like LinkedIn: I can\'t get the line on the left of the image to stop at the left side count. I\'ve been Googling for

Answer 1

Method 1: Flexbox

.divided {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
}

.divider {
  flex-grow: 1;
  border-bottom: 1px solid black;
  margin: 5px
}

  Content 1
  
  Content 2

Because the parent is flexbox, we can just tell the .divider element to fill all available space, by setting flex-grow: 1;.

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Method 2: Solid background color

.divided {
  background: linear-gradient(transparent 45%, black 45%, black 55%, transparent 55%);
}

.divided span {
  background: white;
  padding: 0 5px;
}

.divided span:last-of-type {
  float: right;
}

  Content 1
  Content 2

We are giving .divided a linear-gradient as a background, to make a display that looks like a line of the color you want, then settings the 's to have the same color background, so they cover the line.

You can accomplish the same thing quite a few different ways, such as using a pseudo element as the line, then giving the 's a position and z-index.

What are the drawbacks of this method? It only works with a background that's a solid color. Throw an image, gradient, or anything that the content's background is gonna cover, and you'll end up with a display like so: