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… 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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