HTML <br> element

The <br> element creates a line break. It tells the browser to continue the following text on a new line without starting a new paragraph.

This is useful when the line break is part of the content itself. Postal addresses, song lyrics, poems, and short lines of verse can need real line breaks while still belonging to one connected piece of text.

The common mistake is to use several <br> elements to create vertical spacing. That turns structure into a pile of manual gaps. If the page needs space between blocks, CSS margins are the proper tool.

The <br> element is also not a replacement for <p>. A paragraph is a unit of thought. A line break is only a forced change of line. If the text has moved to a new paragraph, use a paragraph element.

The element is empty and has no closing tag. It does not contain text. It simply marks the point where the line should break.

Use <br> when the content requires a new line. Use <wbr> when you only want to offer a place for the browser to break a long word or identifier if space is tight.

Attributes: GLOBALS.

Typical layout:
<p>City Road Code<br>Brussels<br>Belgium</p>

Visual representation: