what is difference between <hr> and </hr> both are working same.

Answer 1

@Alex <hr> is the correct HTML5 variant compared to <hr /> (Which is valid too). The latter is from XHTML.

Answer 2

@Memea There's no opening and closing tag for hr, you have to use only one. If you do like this <hr><hr/> the browser will display two lines.

Answer 3

so, why are <hr/> <br /> the preferred forms?

Answer 4

I think you meant <hr> and <hr /> ? Right?
There is no difference, it is the same tag. Just like <br> and <br />

Answer 5

you can use any one for your horizontal lines.
but remember there is no open and close tags for horizontal lines, you either use <hr> or <hr/> just choose one.

Answer 6

<hr/> is actually an empty tag. However, this one has a special meaning as it means to break up sections of the code with a horizontal line.

Answer 7

create horizontal line

Answer 8

horizontal line

Answer 9

they are opening and closing tags for a horizontal line. no difference.

Answer 10

<hr /> is valid html5 <hr> isn't.