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Figure 3-6: The <h3> heading applied to the “The early years”

Horizontal Ruled Lines

Horizontal ruled lines can be used to break up sections of a web page. They’re not used as much as they once were — web design has moved on a little from the days when HTML was first developed. Nevertheless, within the context of MySpace, horizontal ruled lines can be used quite effectively to break up sections of text in a profile, as you can see in Figure 3-7.

Format

Here, x is the width in pixels or a percentage of the section it’s spanning, and n is the thickness of the line in pixels. The noshade attribute is used to turn off the line’s shading. There is no closing tag. When no attributes are defined, the horizontal line goes the full length of the area you’re working on.

Example

<h3>The early years</h3>

<p>Born into a family of circus performers, I spent many of my

formative years on the road. These years were tough, but they

taught me a lot about life, and the importance of family.</p>

<hr>

<p>My mother was a trapeze artist and my father was a well-known

clown. There were times when we didn’t have much money, but there

was always food on the table.</p>

Place the preceding code into the About Me section of your MySpace profile.

How It Will Look

Figure 3-7 shows how the horizontal ruled line appears in a MySpace profile. As I mentioned, the horizontal ruled line is a little old fashioned, but there may be occasions when you may want to use it to separate blocks of text.





	Figure 3-6: The <h3> heading applied to the “The early years”

	Horizontal Ruled Lines Horizontal ruled lines can be used to break up sections of a web page. They’re not used as much as they once were — web design has moved on a little from the days when HTML was first developed. Nevertheless, within the context of MySpace, horizontal ruled lines can be used quite effectively to break up sections of text in a profile, as you can see in Figure 3-7. Format <hr width=”x” size=”n” noshade> Here, x is the width in pixels or a percentage of the section it’s spanning, and n is the thickness of the line in pixels. The noshade attribute is used to turn off the line’s shading. There is no closing tag. When no attributes are defined, the horizontal line goes the full length of the area you’re working on. Example <h3>The early years</h3> <p>Born into a family of circus performers, I spent many of my formative years on the road. These years were tough, but they taught me a lot about life, and the importance of family.</p> <hr> <p>My mother was a trapeze artist and my father was a well-known clown. There were times when we didn’t have much money, but there was always food on the table.</p> Place the preceding code into the About Me section of your MySpace profile. How It Will Look Figure 3-7 shows how the horizontal ruled line appears in a MySpace profile. As I mentioned, the horizontal ruled line is a little old fashioned, but there may be occasions when you may want to use it to separate blocks of text.