HTML Reference Guide : HR Command

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<HR> Command

Command Syntax:
<HR command parameters>
Creates a horizontal rule on the page of dimensions and attributes set by the command parameters. Horizontal rules are the most commonly used page dividers.
The command is unpaired.

Command Parameters:

align="left | right | center"

Where:

left -
aligns the rule to the left margin.
right -
aligns the rule to the right margin.
center -
centers the rule between the margins.

noshade

Normally, a horizontal rule is rendered as embossed and raised above the page background. The noshade command parameter renders the rule as flat, and somewhat ironically, with a round-ended shaded look.

size="pixels"

Defines the depth of the horizontal rule, e.g., it's thickness.

width="% | pixels"

Defines the width of the horizontal rule and can be expressed as an absolute pixel value or or as a relative % of the display space available.

Examples:

<hr align=center width=150
size=10 noshade>

Yields -

<hr align=left width=50%
size=4>

Yields -

<hr align=right width=75%
size=1>

Yields -

NOTE: Horizontal rules take on the side to side dimensions of whatever space they are placed in. They can be forced to assume a width larger than the space available by using absolute pixel values but this generally distorts the space in which they have been placed and can produce very odd results. If a true page margin to page margin rule is desired, then it must be placed outside all lists and tables.

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