# Horizontal Rules
To create a horizontal rule, use three or more asterisks (`***`), dashes (`---`), or underscores (`___`) on a line by themselves.
```
***
---
_________________
```
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...`
`---`
`...and after a horizontal rule.`|`Without blank lines, this would be a heading.`
`---`
`Don't do this!`|