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<br>

The <br> produces a line break in text (carriage-return). It is useful for writing a poem or an address, where the division of lines is significant.

Content categories	Flow content, phrasing content.
Permitted content	None, it is an empty element.
Tag omission	Must have a start tag, and must not have an end tag. In XHTML documents, write this element as `<br />`.
Permitted parents	Any element that accepts phrasing content.
Permitted ARIA roles	Any
DOM interface	`HTMLBRElement`

Attributes

This element's attributes include the global attributes.

clear Deprecated since HTML4.01 Obsolete since HTML5: Indicates where to begin the next line after the break.

Usage note: This attribute is obsolete in HTML5 and should not be used by authors. Use the CSS clear property instead.

Notes

Do not use <br> to increase the gap between lines of text; use the CSS margin property or the <p> element.

Example

Mozilla Foundation<br>
1981 Landings Drive<br>
Building K<br>
Mountain View, CA 94043-0801<br>
USA

The HTML above outputs:

Mozilla Foundation
1981 Landings Drive
Building K
Mountain View, CA 94043-0801
USA

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
HTML Living Standard The definition of '<br>' in that specification.	Living Standard
HTML5 The definition of '<br>' in that specification.	Recommendation
HTML 4.01 Specification The definition of '<br>' in that specification.	Recommendation

Browser compatibility

Feature	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari
Basic support	1	Yes	1	Yes	Yes	Yes
`clear`	1	Yes	1	Yes	Yes	Yes