<hr> HTML thematic break (horizontal rule) element

Try it

<p>§1: The first rule of Fight Club is: You do not talk about Fight Club.</p>

<hr>

<p>§2: The second rule of Fight Club is: Always bring cupcakes.</p>

hr {
  border: none;
  border-top: 3px double #333333;
  color: #333333;
  overflow: visible;
  text-align: center;
  height: 5px;
}

hr::after {
  background: white;
  content: "§";
  padding: 0 4px;
  position: relative;
  top: -13px;
}

Historically, the <hr> element has always been presented as a horizontal rule or line. While it may still be displayed as a horizontal rule in visual browsers, this element is now defined in semantic terms, rather than presentational terms. Therefore, if you wish to draw a horizontal line, you should do so by adding a border to an existing element using CSS.

The border-* properties (for example, border-style and border-color) allow you to significantly customize a line's appearance, whether you are customizing an <hr> element or a border drawn on a different element.

Attributes

This element's attributes include the global attributes.

align

Sets the alignment of the rule on the page. If no value is specified, the default value is left.

color

Sets the color of the rule through color name or hexadecimal value.

noshade

Sets the rule to have no shading.

size

Sets the height, in pixels, of the rule.

width

Sets the length of the rule on the page through a pixel or percentage value.

Example

HTML

<p>
  This is the first paragraph of text. This is the first paragraph of text. This
  is the first paragraph of text. This is the first paragraph of text.
</p>

<hr />

<p>
  This is the second paragraph of text. This is the second paragraph of text.
  This is the second paragraph of text. This is the second paragraph of text.
</p>

Result

Technical summary

Specifications

Browser compatibility

See also

• <p>
• <hr> in <select>