The Dead Simple Markdown Guide to Horizontal Rules

TLDR

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.via the TL;DR App

Horizontal Rules

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

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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...` `---` `...and after a horizontal rule.`	`Without blank lines, this would be a heading.` `---` `Don't do this!`

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Published by HackerNoon on 2024/08/20