I've found myself wondering just what semantic meaning the <hr> tag adds
to a document. The typical usage is when you want to separate sections
of a page. The thing is that a <hN> tag indicates a new section too.
Another issue is that we generally seem to put them in our markup then
hide them using display: none which makes them invisible to screen
readers anyway. Is anyone actually gaining any benefit from the <hr>
tag other than people who browse with styles disabled?
I always tend to structure my documents using clear headings and have no
obvious (to me) need for use of horizontal rules. When I write a
document in a word processor I never use horizontal lines to indicate a
new section, I use a new heading.
I guess what i'm asking is, if you structure a document correctly should
you ever need to use the <hr> tag?
One of these days i'm going to have to start a thread about something
other than simple curiosities :)
- Andrew Ingram
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