The br tag
The br
tag creates a line break (meaning the text will start on a new line after this tag). It does not require a closing tag.
A common mistake is to use this tag to create space between elements. To do this, use the margin
property.
Example
Let's take some text. Let's split it into two lines using the br
tag:
first line <br> second line
:
See also
-
property
hyphens
,
which includes hyphenation of words by syllables -
tag
wbr
,
which implements soft hyphens using HTML -
property
word-break
,
wrapping letters of a long word to a new line -
property
overflow-wrap
,
wrapping letters of a long word to a new line