I have used the \hrulefill command to create a horizontal rule, along with some other commands. In each case I have the rules extended up to the margin.
I want the rule width to be controllable, i.e. I want them to span the entire page. How can this be done? The existing help on Internet looks pretty scarce. Thanks for your help.
To get horizontal lines of any fixed length you can use the \rule command. To get a horizontal line spanning the whole page width you can use a \makebox command and then a \rule with a width equal to \paperwidth:
\documentclass{article}
\begin{document}
Below is a Line spanning the entire width of the page
\noindent\makebox[\linewidth]{\rule{\paperwidth}{0.4pt}}
Below is a 2cm long line
\noindent\rule{2cm}{0.4pt}
Below is a 4cm long line
\noindent\rule{4cm}{0.4pt}
Below is a 8cm long line
\noindent\rule{8cm}{0.4pt}
\end{document}
Output:
Rules in LaTeX are 0.4pt "thick", by default.
\textwidth, for comparison with the one of \paperwidth placed in a '\makebox`.
– Davor Cubranic
Sep 1 '16 at 18:33
Another option is this one, which makes a horizontal line stretch the entire page. I prefer this one, because it's short, easy to remember and exactly what I need. I hope this works for you too.
\noindent\rule{\textwidth}{1pt}
\textcolor[RGB]{220,220,220}{\rule{\linewidth}{0.2pt}}
– Paul Vargas
Apr 13 '15 at 6:22
\noindent\hrulefill. Sadly, OP wants the line to ignore margin.
– Mateus Felipe
Nov 15 '17 at 19:31
I used the \line command: \line(x slope, y slope){length}.
\begin{center}
\line(1,0){450}
\end{center}
\newcommand{\hr}{\begin{center} \line(1,0){450} \end{center}}.
– NuclearPeon
Dec 29 '16 at 21:17
\underline{\hspace{ x in}} gives you a line of length x inches.
