diff --git a/LennahSSG/LennahSSG.cpp b/LennahSSG/LennahSSG.cpp
index c877b4f..c30ce5b 100644
--- a/LennahSSG/LennahSSG.cpp
+++ b/LennahSSG/LennahSSG.cpp
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ void version_message();
 void readTxt(string path);
 string italicize(string itLine);
 string boldify(string boldLine);
+string trim(string line);
 string inlineCode(string line);
 int fileType = 0;
 
@@ -178,6 +179,10 @@ static void readTxt(string path) {
                 if (line.find("`") != string::npos) {
                     line = inlineCode(line);
                 }
+
+                if (trim(line) == "---") {
+                    line = "<hr>";
+                }
             }
 
             //format <p> tags
@@ -237,6 +242,14 @@ string boldify(string boldLine) {
     }    
     return boldLine;
 }
+string trim(string line)
+{
+    const char* WhiteSpace = " \t\v\r\n";
+    size_t start = line.find_first_not_of(WhiteSpace);
+    size_t end = line.find_last_not_of(WhiteSpace);
+    return start == end ? string() : line.substr(start, end - start + 1);
+}
+}
 string inlineCode(string line) {
     while (line.find("`") != string::npos) {
         if (line.find("`") != string::npos && line.find("`") != line.find_last_of("`")) {