# separatorInset The default inset of cell separators. ``` var separatorInset: UIEdgeInsets { get set } ``` ## Discussion In iOS 7 and later, cell separators don’t extend all the way to the edge of the table view. This property sets the default inset for all cells in the table, much as [`rowHeight`](/documentation/UIKit/UITableView/rowHeight) sets the default height for cells. It’s also used for managing the “extra” separators drawn at the bottom of plain style tables. For example, to specify a table view where the default left separator inset is 3 points and the default right separator inset is 11, you’d write: ```objc tableView.separatorInset = UIEdgeInsetsMake(0, 3, 0, 11); ``` If every cell in a table contains an image view of the same size, by default iOS vertically aligns the leading edge of all separators. In a table that mixes text-only cells with cells that contain image views, you can use the [`separatorInset`](/documentation/UIKit/UITableView/separatorInset) property to ensure that the separators are vertically aligned. In a right-to-left user interface, an inset that you set using the [`separatorInset`](/documentation/UIKit/UITableView/separatorInset) property automatically flips its left and right measurements. ### Special considerations Only left and right insets are honored. In a right-to-left user interface, the inset measurements are automatically flipped. --- Copyright © 2026 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. | [Terms of Use](https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/terms/site.html) | [Privacy Policy](https://www.apple.com/privacy/privacy-policy)