HTML5 <wbr> Tag

Example

A text with a line-break opportunity:

<p>
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</p>

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Definition and Usage

The <wbr> tag defines where in a word it would be ok to add a line-break.

When a word is to long, or you are afraid that the browser will break your lines at the wrong place, use the <wbr> element as a line-break opportunity.


Differences Between HTML 4.01 and HTML5

The <wbr> tag is new in HTML5.


Standard Attributes

The <wbr> tag also supports the Standard Attributes in HTML5.


Event Attributes

The <wbr> tag also supports the Event Attributes in HTML5.