How to add a line break in HTML

You can add a line break in HTML using the <br> tag. It works in all browsers.

The <br> tag is a so-called “empty tag”, which means it doesn’t need a closing tag.

In the base case you can just insert it between your HTML tags.

<div>
  <p> Hey there! </p>
  <br>
  <p> This text will be displayed on a new line! </p>
</div>

Or you can use the <br> tag in the <p> tag directly.

<p>first<br>second<br>third</p>

In the example above, the strings first, second and third will be displayed on 3 separate lines.