How to remove the SwiftUI List Row separators

⋅ 2 min read ⋅ SwiftUI List iOS 15

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By default, SwiftUI List will add a separator or divider between each row.

struct ContentView: View {
var body: some View {
NavigationView {
List(0..<20) { i in
Text("Row \(i.description)")
}
.navigationTitle("List")
}
}
}
SwiftUI List has a row separator between each row.
SwiftUI List has a row separator between each row.

This might be the behavior you expected most of the time, but if you have a custom and unique List row design, you might want to remove the row separators from a SwiftUI List.

In iOS 15, we can remove a List row separator. Let's learn how to do it.

How to remove SwiftUI List Row separators

To remove the list row separator, we use a new modifier introduced in iOS 15, .listRowSeparator(_:edges:).

You use .listRowSeparator(.hidden) on a list row where you want to remove a separator.

The following example hides all row separators.

struct ContentView: View {
var body: some View {
NavigationView {
List(0..<20) { i in
Text("Row \(i.description)")
.listRowSeparator(.hidden)
}
.navigationTitle("List")
}
}
}
Using .listRowSeparator(.hidden) on all list rows.
Using .listRowSeparator(.hidden) on all list rows.

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How to remove the Top or Bottom List Row separator

You might not be aware of this fact, but List row separators can be presented above and below a row.

Some list styles like .insetGrouped and .sidebar might decide not to display separators for some edges.

But some list styles, e.g., .plain, show both separators on both top and bottom edge.

The plain list style has both top and bottom row separators.
The plain list style has both top and bottom row separators.

The .listRowSeparator(_:edges:) modifier allow us to specify which edge you want to hide a row separator by providing the second parameter, edges. The default is all, which will hide both top and bottom edges.

The following example show s plain list style whose top row separators are hidden.

struct ContentView: View {
var body: some View {
NavigationView {
List(0..<10) { i in
Text("Row \(i.description)")
.listRowSeparator(.hidden, edges: .top)
}
.listStyle(.plain)
.navigationTitle("List")
}
}
}

As you can see, by hiding only the top edge, the last bottom separator is still visible.

Hiding only the top row separators.
Hiding only the top row separators.

Here is another example where we hide only the bottom row separators.

struct ContentView: View {
var body: some View {
NavigationView {
List(0..<10) { i in
Text("Row \(i.description)")
.listRowSeparator(.hidden, edges: .bottom)
}
.listStyle(.plain)
.navigationTitle("List")
}
}
}

This time, the very top row separator is still visible.

Hiding only the bottom row separators.
Hiding only the bottom row separators.

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