HTML Tip: Rules and Separators
Look just above this paragraph and tell me what you see. . . I
bet it is a thin straight line, right? That's an HTML tool known
as a Horizontal Rule (coded as <HR> when using it on your
web page)
Now there are several cool aspects to Horizontal
Rules: first is that they introduce a full line break in whatever
you're typing. Second is that you can play around with them
(this is a trick I learned from Lynda
Weinman.
Make your separator a small interruption in the page: Just add a
WIDTH tag, for example <HR WIDTH="20"> and you've got a
small, smart rule!
Try other experiments with your <HR> coding. A narrow separator
at the left margin can be a great effect:
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Created by Ancarett. Updated 28 June, 2001.