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HTML <hr> Tag

Example

Two paragraphs divided by a horizontal line:

<p>This is some text.</p>
<hr />
<p>This is some text.</p>

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Browser Support

Internet Explorer Firefox Opera Google Chrome Safari

The <hr> tag is supported in all major browsers.

Definition and Usage

The <hr> tag creates a horizontal line in an HTML page.

The <hr> element can be used to separate content in an HTML page.

Differences Between HTML and XHTML

In HTML, the <hr> tag has no end tag.

In XHTML, the <hr> tag must be properly closed, like this: <hr />.

Optional Attributes

DTD indicates in which HTML 4.01/XHTML 1.0 DTD the attribute is allowed. S=Strict, T=Transitional, and F=Frameset.

Attribute Value Description DTD
align left
center
right		 Deprecated. Use styles instead.
Specifies the alignment of a <hr> element		 TF
noshade noshade Deprecated. Use styles instead.
Specifies that a <hr> element should render in one solid color (noshaded), instead of a shaded color		 TF
size pixels Deprecated. Use styles instead.
Specifies the height of a <hr> element		 TF
width pixels
%		 Deprecated. Use styles instead.
Specifies the width of a <hr> element		 TF

Standard Attributes

The <hr> tag supports the following standard attributes:

Attribute Value Description DTD
class classname Specifies a classname for an element STF
id id Specifies a unique id for an element STF
style style_definition Specifies an inline style for an element STF
title text Specifies extra information about an element STF

More information about Standard Attributes.

Event Attributes

The <hr> tag supports the following event attributes:

Attribute Value Description DTD
onclick script Script to be run on a mouse click STF
ondblclick script Script to be run on a mouse double-click STF
onmousedown script Script to be run when mouse button is pressed STF
onmousemove script Script to be run when mouse pointer moves STF
onmouseout script Script to be run when mouse pointer moves out of an element STF
onmouseover script Script to be run when mouse pointer moves over an element STF
onmouseup script Script to be run when mouse button is released STF
onkeydown script Script to be run when a key is pressed STF
onkeypress script Script to be run when a key is pressed and released STF
onkeyup script Script to be run when a key is released STF

More information about Event Attributes.

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