<br />? lol

[Daniel T]

hey i wuz wondering wut a <br /> tag is. that probly sounded really really dumb, but i have never used a <br /> tag in any of my html. i have used <br> tags, tho. r they the same thing?
plz no1 laugh:( lol
-Dan

[pyro]

Read all about it:

http://forums.webdeveloper.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=24331

[Daniel T]

thanx again pyro:D

[pyro]

Sure thing. :)

[PittsburghRed]

I believe the tag <br/> is XHTML. Same as <BR> in HTML

[pyro]

Which is exactly what the thread I linked to above told him. ;)

[Ben Rogers]

<br /> is what should be used because it closes the tag, but <br> works the same and doesnt close the tag. But both create a line break.

[spufi]

Originally posted by omega
<br /> is what should be used because it closes the tag, but <br> works the same and doesnt close the tag. But both create a line break.

Not really. As previously stated, <br /> is just the XHTML version of <br>. In both cases the tag is closed because it's an empty tag.

[Fang]

<br></br> is valid in XHTML, Mozilla, Netscape and Amaya display it correctly.
IE doesn't :mad:
When XHTML2 arrives <br /> will be replaced by <l> (http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml2/mod-inline-text.html#sec_9.7.)

[pyro]

Why would you want to use <br></br> over <br /> anyway, Fang?

[Fang]

Never probably, I was just looking into it's validity.
In html (http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/struct/text.html#h-9.3.2) the end tag is forbidden: use <br> or <br />
In xhtml1 (http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/#C_2) the end tag is allowed: use <br /> or <br></br> (not recomended)
In xhtml2 it will be replaced.

If you add a br element with the DOM it apparently inserts a <br>.
So are the browsers inserting not validating elements for xhtml?

[Ben Rogers]

Hey, does that mean if I want to stay valid (other than geo****ty's ad code) I have to change all my <br />'s to <|>? It won't take long, most of my breaks are handled by display: block, but still....
Any other replacements?

[Daniel T]

no, omega, they wouldnt make u do that to remain valid(at least, i hope not). that would cause tons of problems all over the net. they are just providing a simpler way to rite the tag.
-Dan

[fredmv]

Originally posted by omega
I have to change all my <br />'s to <|>?No. That's only if you use an XHTML 2.0 DOCTYPE, which you most likely aren't as it isn't really even used yet. Also note that it isn't <|>, it's <l> (an "l" for "line").Originally posted by omega
most of my breaks are handled by display: block, but still....Bad idea. There are already elements intended for that.Originally posted by omega
Any other replacements?How about some other block-level elements such as <p> and <div>?

[Ben Rogers]

No, you misunderstand how I use display: block. If you go to my site (see sig for url) then you'll know what I mean.

Also, I meant are there any other tags to be changed.