HTMLBRElement

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Properties
Methods
Specifications
Browser compatibility
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The HTMLBRElement interface represents a HTML line break element (<br>). It inherits from HTMLElement.

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Properties

Inherits properties from its parent, HTMLElement.

HTMLBRElement.clear: Is a DOMString indicating the flow of text around floating objects.

Methods

No specific method; inherits methods from its parent, HTMLElement.

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
WHATWG HTML Living Standard The definition of 'HTMLBRElement' in that specification.	Living Standard	No change from HTML5
HTML5 The definition of 'HTMLBRElement' in that specification.	Recommendation	No change from Document Object Model (DOM) Level 2 HTML Specification
Document Object Model (DOM) Level 2 HTML Specification The definition of 'HTMLBRElement' in that specification.	Recommendation	No change from Document Object Model (DOM) Level 1 Specification.
Document Object Model (DOM) Level 1 Specification The definition of 'HTMLBRElement' in that specification.	Recommendation	Initial definition.

Feature	Chrome	Edge	Firefox (Gecko)	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari (WebKit)
Basic support	1.0	(Yes)	1.0 (1.7 or earlier)	(Yes)	(Yes)	(Yes)

Feature	Android	Edge	Firefox Mobile (Gecko)	IE Phone	Opera Mobile	Safari Mobile
Basic support	(Yes)	(Yes)	1.0 (1.0)	(Yes)	(Yes)	(Yes)

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