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HTML Horizontal Line: Main Tips
- The HTML
<hr>adds a thematic division between paragraph-level elements. - This element creates a horizontal line, making a division within content.
- The HTML
<hr>tag has no closing tag since it does not contain any content.
Purpose of hr
The HTML <hr> element defines a thematic division between content by drawing an HTML horizontal line.
Example
<h1>Operating System</h1>
<h2>Mac OS</h2>
<p>A personal computer operating system developed and marketed by Apple Inc.</p>
<hr>
<h2>Windows</h2>
<p>A personal computer operating system developed, marketed, and sold by Microsoft Corporation.</p>Note: the <hr> tag defines a horizontal rule in earlier versions of HTML. In HTML5, it is added to semantic elements to represent a thematic break.
Deprecated Attributes for hr
align
It sets the horizontal alignment of the element. Not supported in HTML5. Use CSS text-align property as an alternative.
Example
<h1>Operating System</h1>
<h2>Mac OS</h2>
<p>A personal computer operating system developed and marketed by Apple Inc.</p>
<hr align="left" width="50%">
<h2>Windows</h2>
<p>A personal computer operating system developed, marketed, and sold by Microsoft Corporation.</p>noshade
It sets the horizontal line in HTML to a solid color, instead of shadow effect. Not supported in HTML5.
Example
<h1>Operating System</h1>
<h2>Mac OS</h2>
<p>A personal computer operating system developed and marketed by Apple Inc.</p>
<hr noshade>
<h2>Windows</h2>
<p>A personal computer operating system developed, marketed, and sold by Microsoft Corporation.</p>size
It sets the height of the element. Not supported in HTML5. Apply CSS height property instead.
Example
<h1>Operating System</h1>
<h2>Mac OS</h2>
<p>A personal computer operating system developed and marketed by Apple Inc.</p>
<hr noshade size="20">
<h2>Windows</h2>
<p>A personal computer operating system developed, marketed, and sold by Microsoft Corporation.</p>width
It sets the width of the horizontal line in HTML. Not supported in HTML5. Use CSS width property instead.
Example
<h1>Operating System</h1>
<h2>Mac OS</h2>
<p>A personal computer operating system developed and marketed by Apple Inc.</p>
<hr width="250">
<h2>Windows</h2>
<p>A personal computer operating system developed, marketed, and sold by Microsoft Corporation.</p>Browser support
Chrome
All
Edge
All
Firefox
1+
IE
All
Opera
All
Safari
All
Mobile browser support
Chrome
All
Firefox
4+
Opera
All
Safari
All