#epdrctn psuedoselectors

gistfile1.txt

p.whatever-class-it-is {
  position: relative;
  text-align: center;
  padding: 1.5em 0; //this controls the spacing between the rules
}

p.whatever-class-it-is:after, p.whatever-class-it-is:before {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  width: 50%
  margin: 0 auto; // or maybe margin: 0 25%;
  height: 1px;
  background-color: black;
  //night-mode!
  border-top: 1px solid white;
}

p.whatever-class-it-is:before {
  top: 0;
}


p.whatever-class-it-is:after {
  bottom: 0;
}