Use Divider Content Blocks in the Legacy Builder
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The Divider content block creates space between sections of content in your email. Use the Divider content block to visually separate other content blocks in your layout.
In this article, you'll learn how to use the Divider content block in the legacy builder.
Before you start
- This article tells you how to use Divider content blocks for the legacy builder. For more information on similar content blocks in the new builder, check out our article on Divider content blocks.
- Divider lines run horizontally only.
Note
For more information on each email builder and their content blocks, check out About Mailchimp’s Email Builders.
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Add the Divider content block to your layout
To add the Divider content block, follow these steps.
- Click and drag the Divider block into your layout.

- Click Save & Close.
Great! You’ll see a straight gray line between the content blocks of your design. Use the editing pane to make changes to the divider.
Edit the Divider block
To edit the Divider content block, follow these steps.
- In your layout, click the Divider block you want to edit.
- In the editing pane, make changes to the Divider Style as needed.
Here are the editing options you'll see. - Padding Top Add or remove padding, or space, above the divider line.
- Padding Bottom Add or remove padding, or space, below the divider line.
- Border Top Style the line or increase the thickness from the 1px default.
- Background Choose a background color.
- To set this styling for all Divider blocks in your email layout, check the box next to Apply to all existing Divider blocks.
- Click Save & Close.
Enable dynamic content
When you design an email, turn any content block into dynamic content that displays different content to recipients based on conditions you set. This helps target different types of contacts at the same time with a single email.
To learn more about dynamic content and how to enable it in your content block, check out About Dynamic Content.
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