<br>

Summary

The HTML <br> Element (or HTML Line Break 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.

Do not use <br> to increase the gap between lines of text; use the CSS margin property or the <p> element.

• Content categories Flow content, phrasing content.
• Permitted content None, it is an empty element.
• Tag omission Must have a start tag, and must not have an end tag. In XHTML documents, write this element as <br />.
• Permitted parent elements Any element that accepts phrasing content.
• DOM interface HTMLBRElement

Attributes

This element includes the global attributes.

clear Deprecated since HTML4.01 Obsolete since HTML5

Indicates where to begin the next line after the break.

Usage note: This attribute is obsolete in HTML5 and should not be used by authors. Use the CSS clear property instead.

Example

Mozilla Foundation<br>
1981 Landings Drive<br>
Building K<br>
Mountain View, CA 94043-0801<br>
USA

The HTML above outputs:

Mozilla Foundation
1981 Landings Drive
Building K
Mountain View, CA 94043-0801
USA

Specifications

Browser compatibility

See also

• <address> element
• <p> element