= Thematic Break Category Keys
:description: Reference list of the available thematic break category keys and their value types.
:navtitle: Thematic Break
:source-language: yaml

The keys in the `thematic-break` category control the style of thematic breaks, which are also known as horizontal rules.

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|===
|Key |Value Type |Example

|border-color
|xref:color.adoc[Color] +
(default: `'EEEEEE'`)
|[source]
thematic-break:
  border-color: #E6E8FA

|border-style
|`dashed` {vbar} `dotted` {vbar} `double` {vbar} `solid` +
(default: `solid`)
|[source]
thematic-break:
  border-style: dashed

|border-width
|xref:measurement-units.adoc[Measurement] +
(default: `0.5`)
|[source]
thematic-break:
  border-width: 0.8

|padding
|xref:measurement-units.adoc[Measurement] {vbar} xref:measurement-units.adoc[Measurement[top,right,bottom,left\]] +
(default: `0`)
|[source]
thematic-break:
  padding: [3, 12]
|===