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In this article, we will know how to add line breaks using an HTML <br> tag. The browser does not recognize new lines and paragraph formatting in the text. If you want to start a new line, you need to insert a line break with the help of the <be>.

It’s a self-closing tag and doesn’t require any type of closing tag. It is used for addresses, poetry, or in situations where line breaks are needed.

Notes: The <br> tag also supports the Global Attributes and Event Attributes in HTML.

Syntax:

<br>

Attributes:

Attribute Value

Description

clear

It indicates where to begin the next line after the break.

Example 1: In this example, we use <br> tag in p tag to line break the content.

HTML




<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
 
<head>
    <title>HTML5 br Tag</title>
</head>
 
<body>
    <h2>GeeksforGeeks</h2>
 
    <!--br tag is used in below paragraph-->
 
    <p>Hi Geeks!
        <br>Welcome to GeeksforGeeks
    </p>
 
</body>
 
</html>


Output:

HTML tag

Let us consider an example. Type the following HTML code does not use the <BR> tag in notepad, save the document as an HTML file, and open it in a browser. You will notice that the text shows line breaks at four instances, the browser displays the entire text as a single paragraph.

Example 2: This example explains the use of the <br> tag to add the line-break.

HTML




<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
 
<body>
  <h1>GeeksforGeeks</h1>
  <h2>br Tag</h2>
  <!-- br tag -->
  <p>
    GeeksforGeeks:<br>
    Computer science portal
  </p>
</body>
 
</html>


Output:

HTML tag

Supported Browsers: 

  • Google Chrome 1
  • Edge 12
  • Firefox 1
  • Opera 15
  • Safari 4


Last Updated : 02 Jan, 2024
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