HTML
(Line Break) Tag

Example

<p>This text will be broken here <br>and continued on a new line.</p>

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Meaning

The   HTML element produces a line break in text (carriage-return). It is useful for writing a poem or an address, where the division of lines is significant.

Notes:

This is an empty element. A closing tag is illegal under all HTML specifications. For XHTML compatibility, a closing slash is required  .
The CSS property clear provides the same functionality as the clear attribute.
Do not use   to create margins between paragraphs; wrap them in  elements and use the CSS margin property to control their size.

Version: HTML 2, 3.2, 4, 4.01, 5

Standard Syntax

HTML:<br>, XHTML:<br />

Deprecated Attributes

Attribute	Value	Description
clear	none left right all	This attribute forces the insertion of vertical space so that the tagged text can be positioned with respect to images. Use CSS clear property.

Global Attributes

  element also supports the Global Attributes in HTML.

Event Attributes

  element also supports the Event Attributes in HTML.

By Default CSS Value(s)

None

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HTML (Line Break) Tag