How to change hr color using CSS?

The <hr> is an HTML tag that stands for “Horizontal Rule.” To change the hr color, you need to write some CSS. By default, it gets style from the browser.

In this post, I will show you how to change <hr> tag color, how to add a gradient border to it, and how to increase its thickness.

Let’s get started.

How to style the <hr> tag using CSS?

There are various ways you can make a custom style for this <hr> tag. See a couple of them below.

Change the color of the hr tag

For the above example, see my CSS below:

hr {
  // method 1
  border: 0;
  border-top: 2px solid #009A68;

  // method 2
  border: 0;
  height: 2px;
  background-color: #009A68;
  
  // method 3
  border: 0;
  border-top: 2px dashed #009A68;
}

In this example, I have 2 pixels border or height of the <hr> tag. But you can go with 1 pixel or whatever you like.

However, in method 1, I used the border-top property to change the color.

In method 2, I hid the border and then added a 2-pixel height and a background color.

Method 3 is the same as method 1 and I am just changing the type of the border which is dashed. To learn more about the types, see how to use CSS borders.

Change hr color to a gradient

For this <hr> gradient color, I have the following CSS:

hr{
  border: 0;
  height: 5px;
  background-image: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, right top, from(#32a852), to(#fc2b23));
  background-image: linear-gradient(90deg, #32a852, #fc2b23);
  border-radius: 5px;
}

In the above example, I used the background-image property to make the gradient color.

Increase the thickness of your hr tag

Aside from changing the color, in some cases, you may need to increase or decrease <hr> thickness. See the example below.

For this example, I have the following CSS:

hr{
  border-top: 12px solid #009A68;
  border-radius: 5px;
}

/* OR */

hr{
  border: 0;
  height: 12px;
  background-color: #009A68;
  border-radius: 5px;
}

You can use any one of them.

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Conclusion

You saw a couple of examples to change <hr> color along with implementing gradient and changing the thickness. Let me know if you found the solution. Also, let me know if you have any questions related to styling the hr tag.