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Author: Randy D. Ralph.   In place March 1, 1999.   Copyright © 1999 - 2002 NetStrider.   Presented as a public service.

BACK <BR> Command next

Command Syntax:

<BR command parameters>

The <BR> command produces a line break without extra white space.

See also:  <DIV>, <P>, <WBR>.

Command Parameters: 

clear="left | right | all"

Where:

  • left -
    clears the left margin
  • right -
    clears the right margin
  • all -
    clears both margins
when used in conjunction with an inline image aligned to the left or right in order to end text wrapping and force a clean line break just below the image bottom boundary of the image and any standoff defined.

See also:  <IMG>

Example: 

<IMG src="mountain.gif align="left">
  . . .
  Some text to be wrapped
  around the image
  . . .
<BR clear="all">

  • Places an inline image aligned to the left which forces subsequently placed text to wrap around it to the right.

  • The line break command forces a clean break at both the left and right margins below the image.
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Author: Randy D. Ralph.  In place March 1, 1999.  Copyright © 1999 - 2002 NetStrider.  World Rights reserved.