: The HR Element
Last updated: 2026-09-12
<hr>The HR Element
The <hr> (horizontal rule) element represents a thematic break, rendered as a horizontal line by default. In HTML5 it signals a topic shift, often used to visually separate paragraphs. It's a void element.
| Category | Text Content |
|---|---|
| Content Model | None (void element) |
| Allowed Parents | Any element that accepts flow content |
| Content Tag | Self-closing — no closing tag needed |
| Status | Standard |
📝 Syntax
Paragraph one<hr>Paragraph two▶ Example
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🌐 Browser Support
| Browser |  Chrome |
 Edge |
 Firefox |
 Safari |
 Opera |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <hr> | ✓ v1 | ✓ v12 | ✓ v1 | ✓ v1 | ✓ v1 |
| Supported in all major browsers | |||||
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