Markdown Horizontal Rules

You can create a horizontal rule on a line by themselves, by use the following three methods:

• *** three or more asterisks
• --- three or more dashes
• ___ three or more underscores

Syntax:

***

---

___

The following example show how to use *** three or more asterisks.

Example

This is paragraph one.

***

This is paragraph two.

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The following example show how to use --- three or more dashes.

Example

This is paragraph one.

---

This is paragraph two.

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The following example show how to use ___ three or more underscores.

Example

This is paragraph one.

___

This is paragraph two.

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The best practices and for compatibility, put blank lines before and after horizontal rules.

Example

### Without blank lines before and after horizontal rules

This is paragraph one.
***
This is paragraph two.

### With blank lines before and after horizontal rules

This is paragraph one.

***

This is paragraph two.

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You can also use HTML <hr> tag for Horizontal Rules.

Example

This is paragraph one.

<hr>

This is paragraph two.

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