The BR Element

The <BR> Element

The <BR> element is a favorite for HTML authors, enabling you to insert a line break in a page. This element has only one property beyond the core set clear as you can see in Table 11.3.

Table 11.3. The Properties of the <BR> Element (See Chapters 5 and 6 for the JavaScript core HTML properties, methods , and events that also apply to this element.)

Property	NS2	NS3	NS4	NS6	IE3a	IE3b	IE4	IE5	IE5.5	IE6
clear				x			x	x	x	x
	Read/write
	This property specifies the side on which floating objects may not be placed when a break is inserted into the document. Set this property to a stringhere are the possible values: all (break is positioned below any floating object), left (break is positioned below any floating object on the left side), right (break is positioned below any floating object on the right side), and none (floating objects are allowed on any side).