title	Horizontal Rules
syntax-id	horizontal-rules
syntax-summary	---
description	To create a horizontal rule, use three or more asterisks (`***`), dashes (`---`), or underscores (`___`) on a line by themselves.
examples	markdown html *** <hr> markdown html --- <hr> markdown html _________________ <hr>

To create a horizontal rule, use three or more asterisks (***), dashes (---), or underscores (___) on a line by themselves.

***

---

_________________

The rendered output of all three looks identical:

---

Horizontal Rule Best Practices

For compatibility, put blank lines before and after horizontal rules.

✅  Do this	❌  Don't do this
Try to put a blank line before... ---<br><br> ...and after a horizontal rule. </code> </td> <td> <code class="highlighter-rouge"> Without blank lines, this would be a heading.<br> ---<br> Don't do this! </code> </td> </tr>