<br>
HTML <br> Tag
Definition
Definition （定义）
The HTML <br> tag defines a line break. Unlike the <p> tag defining a paragraph, an empty indent is not added before the line.
Syntax
Syntax （语法）
The <br> tag is empty, which means that the closing tag isn’t required. But in XHTML, the (<br>) tag must be closed (<br/>).
Example of the HTML <br> tag:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Title of the document</title>
</head>
<body>
<h1>Example of the <br> tag usage.</h1>
<p> Inside the paragraph, we can put the tag <br />, <br> to transfer a part of the text to another line if necessary.</p>
</body>
</html>
Usage
Usage （使用）
The <br> tag is used to enter line breaks. It is useful for writing addresses, poems or song lyrics.
Do not use <br> tag to separate paragraphs. It is very problematic to use <br> tag to separate the paragraph for the people who navigate through the screen reading technology. Use <p> elements and CSS margin property to control spacing.
Example of the HTML <br> tag for entering line breaks:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Title of the document</title>
</head>
<body>
<h1>Example of the <br> tag usage</h1>
<blockquote>
But I'm not the only one<br>
I hope some day you'll join us<br>
And the world will live as one.<br>
</blockquote>
<cite>John Lennon "imagine"</cite>
</body>
</html>
Attributes
Attributes （属性）
| Attributes | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| clear | Specifies how to process the next line if the text wraps around the floating element.Not used in HTML5. | |
| all | Reverses the flow around the element from the right and left edges at the same time. | |
| left | Reverses the flow from the left side of the element placed after the <br> tag. | |
| right | Reverses the flow from the right side. | |
| none | Cancels the action of an attribute. |
The <br> tag supports the Global Attributes and the Event Attributes.