HTML and XHTML Pocket Reference, 3rd Edition

Name

hr — <hr />

Adds a horizontal rule to the page that can be used as a divider between sections of content. This is an example of a presentational HTML element. A rule between sections of a document may be better handled using stylesheets to add a border on the top or bottom edge of a block element.

Attributes

Core (id, class, style, title ), Internationalization, Events

align="center|left|right"

Deprecated. If the rule is shorter than the width of the window, this attribute controls horizontal alignment of the rule. The default is center.

noshade="noshade"

Deprecated. Displays the rule as a solid bar with no shading.

size="number"

Deprecated. Specifies the thickness of the rule in pixels.

width="number" or "number%"

Deprecated . Specifies the length of the rule in pixels or as a percentage of the page width. By default, rules are the full width of the browser window.

Example

<p>These are some deep thoughts.</p>
<hr />
<p>And this is another paragraph of deep thoughts.</p>