HTML <hr> tag represents a horizontal rule line inside web page.
HTML hr tag generally used to separate blocks or contents by drawing horizontal rule line. We can style horizontal rule line using CSS.
Note: The <hr> tag mostly supported in all major web browsers.
Sample Code
<hr style="width:100%;"/>
<p>Content in between hr tag</p>
<hr style="width:100%;"/>
<p>Content after hr tag</p>
Sample Result
Content before hr tag
Content in between hr tag
Content after hr tag
Tag Specific Attributes Support
Following are few hr tag attributes that are supported by <hr> tag.
| Attribute | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| align | center left right |
Represents the align for the horizontal rule line |
| noshade | noshade | Specify noshade when you want to romove shading color of the horizontal rule line |
| size | pixel | Represents the height of the horizontal rule line |
| width | % pixel |
Represents the width of the horizontal rule line |
Standard Attributes Support
HTML <hr> tag supports mostly all HTML Attributes. Following are some most common attributes that are used by <hr> tag. You can get more details about available HTML Attributes here.
| Attribute | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| class | user_defined | Represents a style for an element which is used in CSS style sheet |
| id | user_defined | Represents unique id for an element |
| lang | lang_code | Represents the language of the element for it’s content |
| style | css_properties | Represents an inline style for an element for e.g style=”color:red;text-decoration:underline;” |
| title | user_defined | Represents a tooltip information for an elements like img, a, abbr etc |
Event Attributes Support
The “script” is invoked when a certain “event” occurs. Each event handler content attribute deals with a different event. HTML <hr> tag supports mostly all HTML Event Attributes. Following are some most common event attributes that are used by <hr> tag. You can get more details about available HTML Event Attributes here.
| Attribute | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| onclick | script | Event Fires immediately when mouse click on the specified element |
| ondblclick | script | Event Fires immediately when mouse double-click on the specified element |
| onkeydown | script | Event Fires immediately when user is pressing a down key from keyboard |
| onkeypress | script | Event Fires immediately when user presses a key from keyboard |
| onkeyup | script | Event Fires immediately when user releases a key from keyboard |
| onmousedown | script | Event Fires immediately when mouse pointer gets down from an element |
| onmousemove | script | Event Fires immediately when mouse pointer moves over an element |
| onmouseout | script | Event Fires immediately when mouse pointer gets out from an element |
| onmouseover | script | Event Fires immediately when mouse pointer moves over an element |
| onmouseup | script | Event Fires immediately when a mouse pointer is released over an element |
