HTML 4.01 and XHTML 1.0 Reference: <br> Tag

HTML <br> Tag - Line Break
Syntax	HTML syntax - This element does not require a closing tag. <br> XHTML syntax - This element is opened and closed, within a single tag, by adding a space followed by a forward slash at the end of the tag. <br />
Usage	The <br> tag is used to force a line break. HTML <br> tag example. <p>This is before the br tag.<br>This is after the br tag.</p> XHTML <br> tag example. <p>This is before the br tag.<br />This is after the br tag.</p>
Content Model	The <br> element cannot contain any tags.

Red attributes have been deprecated

<br> Tag Attribute Summary
Required	Tag Specific	Core	Focus	Events	Language
	clear	id class style title

Red attributes have been deprecated

<br> Tag Attributes
Attribute	Description
clear	The clear attribute specifies where the new line should start. Valid values are none, left, right, or all. The default value is none which causes the new line to start below the current line. Using a value of left will cause the new line to start below images or objects floated on the left. Using a value of right will cause the new line to start below images or objects floated on the right. Using the value all will cause the new line to start below images and objects floated on the left and right. HTML <br> tag example using the clear attribute. <p> <img src="shapes.gif" alt="shapes" align="left"> </p> <p>This is before the br tag.<br>This is after the br tag.<br clear="left"> This is after the br tag using the clear attribute.</p> XHTML <br> tag example using the clear attribute. <p> <img src="shapes.gif" alt="shapes" align="left" /> </p> <p>This is before the br tag.<br />This is after the br tag.<br clear="left" /> This is after the br tag using the clear attribute.</p> Note: This attribute has been deprecated.
id	The id attribute assigns a unique name to a tag. This allows style sheets or scripts to reference the tag. See id Example
class	The class attribute assigns a class name to a tag. The class name does not need to be unique. More than one tag can have the same class name. This allows style sheets or scripts to reference multiple tags with a single class name. See class Example
style	The style attribute specifies styles for the tag. For Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), the syntax is name:value. Each name:value pair is separated by semicolons. See style Example
title	The title attribute specifies additional information about the tag. It is common for browsers to display the title when the pointing device stops over the object. See title Example

HTML <br> Tag Examples
<br> tag example. <br> tag example using the clear attribute.