<hr>: The Thematic Break (Horizontal Rule) element

The <hr> HTML element represents a thematic break between paragraph-level elements: for example, a change of scene in a story, or a shift of topic within a section.

Historically, this has 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, so if you wish to draw a horizontal line, you should do so using appropriate CSS.

Content categories	Flow content.
Permitted content	None, it is an empty element.
Tag omission	It must have start tag, but must not have an end tag.
Permitted parents	Any element that accepts flow content.
Implicit ARIA role	`separator`
Permitted ARIA roles	`presentation` or `none`
DOM interface	`HTMLHRElement`

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

Specifications

Specification
HTML Standard (HTML) # the-hr-element

Browser compatibility

	Desktop						Mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari	WebView Android	Chrome Android	Firefox for Android	Opera Android	Safari on IOS	Samsung Internet
`hr`	1	12	1	5.5	≤12.1	3	1	18	4	≤12.1	1	1.0
`align`	1	12	1	≤6	≤12.1	≤4	1	18	4	≤12.1	≤3	1.0
`color`	33	12	1	≤6	20	10.1	4.4.3	33	4	20	10.3	2.0
`noshade`	1	12	1	≤6	≤12.1	≤4	1	18	4	≤12.1	≤3	1.0
`size`	1	12	1	≤6	≤12.1	≤4	1	18	4	≤12.1	≤3	1.0
`width`	1	12	1	≤6	≤12.1	≤4	1	18	4	≤12.1	≤3	1.0