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HTML br tag

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1 Description
2 Examples
3 Attributes
1. 3.1 id
2. 3.2 class
3. 3.3 style
4. 3.4 title
5. 3.5 clear
4 Events

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Description

The HTML br tag forces a line break in the text.

The attribute "clear" has been formally deprecated in HTML 4.01 for its presentational nature, in favor of style sheets. Therefore, its use is not recommended.

Examples

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The HTML br tag: Examples and information.

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The HTML br tag:
Examples and information.

The "id" attribute assigns an identifier to the associated element. This identifier must be unique in the document and can be used to refer to that element in other instances (e.g., from client-side scripts).

This is the first paragraph, named "paragraph1". To dynamically change its properties use this identifier.

class (cdata)

The "class" attribute assigns a class name (or a list of class names separated by spaces) to the container element. It is used together with style sheets and tells the browser the class (or classes) to which the element is associated.

A class gives presentational attributes to elements (read more at the Cascading Style Sheets tutorial).

This article is based on the book "Wind in the trees" by Jhon L. Brooks
This article is based on the book "Wind in the trees" by Jhon L. Brooks... and is more important than the one before.

style (style)

This attribute is used to define presentational attributes for the containing element, and its value should be composed by style sheets properties. Although in some cases it can become useful, a better practice is to place presentational attributes in external files, relating them to elements with the "class" attribute. This way you keep the semantic and presentational parts of your document separated.

You can find more information about presentational attributes at the Cascading Style Sheets tutorial.

This is a paragraph with a defined style.
And this is another text without style.

title (text)

The purpose of this attribute is to provide a title for the element. Its value must be a short and accurate description of the element. Browsers usually render it as a "tool tip" when the user puts the mouse pointer over the element for a short period of time.

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clear

This attribute has been deprecated in HTML 4.01. Therefore its use is no longer recommended.

Specifies where the next line should appear, in a visual browser, according to floating objects (images, tables, etc.). Possible values are (case-insensitive):

none: The next line begins normally. This is the default value.
left: The next line begins at the nearest line below left-hand floating objects.
right: The next line begins at the nearest line below right-hand floating objects.
all: The next line begins at the nearest line below floating objects on either margin.

Events

This element doesn't support events.

See a complete list and information about events in HTML