If I am not supposed to use html for its aesthetic elements why would I ever use <hr> instead of <br>?

Hey Ben,

Keep in mind both of those tags have been around since the earlier days of HTML when we were looking at HTML documents from the perspective of how they might look without the use of CSS at all. I think with things like <hr> though that can still be useful in creating visual separation and your CSS can control the look and style of your horizontal rule.

Hi Ben,

To be honest I cannot remember myself using <hr/> on any site, but it might be good for accessibility and to emphasis the semantics of the context. I also think screen reader handle <hr/> different from bottom borders or just thin divs (which can be changed through aria-labels). If it's just a matter of aesthetic I would use CSS to get a horizontal rule.

Hey Ben,

I agree with what both Hakim and Tim stated.

It's my personal belief that you should try to utilize HTML for building the "skeleton" of the site. Then, you leave spacing/styling up to CSS. As you dive deeper into HTML/CSS and Front-End coding, you'll realize that most developers today utilize frameworks like Bootstrap, UI Kit, or Framework. So whether you, right now, utilize <hr> or <br> to create breaks won't really be important once you start utilizing frameworks.

My suggestion would be to look at a few of your favorite websites/blogs and see how they utilize these elements. That may give you a greater understanding of the context's in which you'd use these elements.