HTML 4 br Tag

Also see HTML5 <br> Tag.

This page contains information about the HTML 4 version of this element. For a more up to date version, see HTML5 <br> Tag.


The HTML br tag is used for specifying a line break.

Example

Attributes

Attributes specific to this tag:
AttributeDescription
None 
Other Attributes:
AttributeDescription
classDocument wide identifier.
idDocument wide identifier
titleSpecifies a title to associate with the element. Many browsers will display this when the cursor hovers over the element (similar to a "tool tip").
styleInline style (CSS)
clearSpecifies where the next line should appear. Possible values:
  • none
  • left
  • right
  • all
This attribute is now deprecated.

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HTML5 Tags

The information on this page is based on HTML version 4.01. Most modern browsers now support HTML5, which is the next version of HTML after HTML 4.01.

See HTML5 <br> Tag for the HTML5 version of the above element.

Also see this list of HTML 5 tags for the latest version of HTML.