HTML5 <br> Tag

Example A line break is marked up as follows: This text contains<br />a line break. Try it yourself »

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Definition and Usage

The <br> tag inserts a single line break. 

The <br> tag is an empty tag which means that it has no end tag.

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Differences Between HTML 4.01 and HTML5

None

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Tips and Notes

Note: Use the <br> tag to enter blank lines, not to separate paragraphs.

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Standard Attributes

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

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Event Attributes

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

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