Line Break & Horizontal Rule

1. Line Break (<br>)

Definition

The <br> tag is used to break a line and move the text to the next line without starting a new paragraph.

• It is an empty tag (no closing tag).
• Commonly used in addresses, poems, and small text formatting.

Syntax

<br>

Example

<p>
 Hello World<br>
 I am learning HTML<br>
 This is line three
</p>

Output

hello World
I am learning HTML
This is line three

Important Points

• <br> does not add space like a paragraph
• Used for line-level break only
• Avoid excessive use (bad for readability)

Difference Between <br> and <p>

2. Horizontal Rule (<hr>)

Definition

The <hr> tag is used to draw a horizontal line across the webpage.

• It separates content sections
• It is also an empty tag

Syntax

<hr>

Example

<h1>hr tag in HTML</h1>
<p>This is the paragraph 1</p>

<hr>
<p>This is the paragraph 2</p>

Output

Use Cases

• Section separation
• Content division
• Visual clarity