Br

br is an HTML tag that forces a line break, and is similar to the newline or linefeed characters used in programming languages. Depending on your platform, operating system, or web browser, you may get a carriage return or combination of carriage returns and line feeds. This tag is frequently abused by webmasters by being used instead of the p (paragraph) tag.

See also: p, plaintext, pre

Attributes

This tag does not have any required HTML attributes, and very rarely is seen with any. Regardless, the following attributes are legal under the HTML 4 specification:

• clear (type: Custom - none|left|right|all) - specifies where the next line should occur around floating objects such as images
   
• HTML Core Attributes
  • class (type: CDATA) - space separated list of classes
  • id (type: ID) - document-wide unique id
  • style (type: Style Sheet) - associated style information
  • title (type: Text) - advisory title/amplification; this information is usually displayed through tooltips
     
• HTML International Attributes (I18N)
  • dir (type: Custom) - specifies the direction of weak or neutral text; valid values include ltr (left to right) or rtl (right to left)
  • lang (type: Custom) - specifies the Language Code of the language used in the abbreviation
     
• HTML Event Attributes
  • onclick (type: Script) - a pointer button was clicked
  • ondblclick (type: Script) - a pointer button was double clicked
  • onkeydown (type: Script) - a key was pressed down
  • onkeypress (type: Script) - a key was pressed and released
  • onkeyup (type: Script) - a key was released
  • onmousedown (type: Script) - a pointer button was pressed down
  • onmousemove (type: Script) - a pointer was moved within
  • onmouseout (type: Script) - a pointer was moved away
  • onmouseover (type: Script) - a pointer was moved onto
  • onmouseup (type: Script) - a pointer button was released

Usage

To use the br tag, simply place an opening tag after the word or object where you want the line break to occur. No closing tag is needed (or allowed). For example:

Here is one line<br>Here is another<br>And yet another

On browsers that support this tag, this will cause each of the phrases above to be placed on separate lines.

Everything2 Support?

E2 does provide limited support for the br tag. It does not, however, support any of this tag's HTML attributes. Below is how your browser displays the example above here on Everything2:

Here is one line
Here is another
And yet another

If you would like to use this tag with any of its attributes, you can use your Notelet Nodelet.

Common Browser Implementations*

Most web browsers support this tag, as it has been around since at least HTML 2. Nearly all browsers implement this tag in the same visual manner, however you may see slight differences in how the tag wraps around images and other objects in the HTML document. As stated above, you may see some oddities with carriage returns and line feeds in the source code, though this should not effect how it is seen through the user agent.

Previous HTML Tag: body (previous E2 supported HTML tag: blockquote)
Next HTML Tag: button (next E2 supported HTML tag: cite)
See Also: HTML tags and HTML attributes

* Please feel free to send me information about any browser that implements this tag in an unusual manner.

In online gaming, BR is sometimes used as a tag by players to mark themselves as being residents of Brazil. It can also simply mark the player as speaking Portuguese as their primary language.

This is usually done to make it easier for Brazilians to find each other in games dominated by English speakers. It's rather difficult to play with people you have trouble understanding, and Brazilians tend to be a minority.

It should also be noted that the language barrier is a frequent source of friction in games played by people of varying primary languages. Many Portuguese speakers will not use this tag so as not to become a target of less tactful players' mischief.

Some examples of this tag in use:

• Katie_BR
• Samson-BR-
• {BR}jackthewanderer