HTML <br> tag

The <br> tag is used to give a single line break. Sometimes it is called HTML line break tag. A single <br> tag inserts one line break while double <br> <br> tags defines two line breaks and so on.

Type: Null or Empty tag

Example of <br> tag

First sentence <br>
Second sentence

Default CSS properties of <blockquote> tag

blockquote
{
  display: block;
  margin-top: 1em;
  margin-right: 1em;
  margin-bottom: 40px;
  margin-left: 40px;
}

Supported Browsers

Tag Chrome Internet Explorer Firefox Safari Opera Mini
<blockquote> Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Full code example

<!DOCTYPE HTML>
<html>
<head>
</head>
<body>
<p>
First sentence. <br>
Second sentence.
</p>
</body>
</html>
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Output on the browser

First sentence.
Second sentence.

More reference

The <br> tag is mainly useful in writing addresses, song lyrics, poems or code samples such as in our website. Be sure not to confuse it with a paragraph break; it separates two lines, not separate paragraphs.