Thematic Breaks in Markdown

From the Markdown cheat sheet · Quotes and Separators · verified Aug 2026

Thematic Breaks

Insert a horizontal separator between sections.

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📌 Use at least three matching markers
⚠️ A hyphen line can become a Setext heading
💡 Add blank lines around thematic breaks
🎯 Use separators sparingly in structured documents
thematic-breakshorizontal-rulesstructure

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