The Dead Simple Markdown Guide to Horizontal Rules

Create horizontal rules in Markdown using three or more asterisks (***), dashes (—), or underscores (___). Ensure blank lines are placed before and after the rule for compatibility.


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Horizontal Rules

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

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Horizontal Rule Best Practices

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

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| ✅  Do this | ❌  Don't do this | |----|----| | Try to put a blank line before... \n \n --- \n \n ...and after a horizontal rule. | Without blank lines, this would be a heading. \n --- \n Don't do this! |

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:::info This guide is a Matt Cone project available on Markdown Guide under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license.

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