wbr
HTML5 wbr element
The wbr element allows you to add a line break opportunity. »video
About wbr
- is an optional element
- multiple wbr elements allowed per HTML5 document
Display & support wbr
- display in browser »video





Parents, children wbr
- wbr nested within elements »wbr parents
- elements nested within wbr »wbr children
»examples
Attributes wbr
- required: none
- optional: global attributes, event attributes
br Element vs wbr Element
The difference between br (line break) and wbr (line break opportunity) »video
Syntax wbr
1 | <> »video |
Attributes and Values wbr (comma separated)
< | attribute | = | "attribute_value(s)" | > | Video | Examples |
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1. specific attributes | ||||||
All Specific Attributes | ||||||
2. global attributes | ||||||
1. | accesskey | = | keyboard key | »img | ||
2. | class | = | class name | »html »img | ||
3. | contenteditable | = | "", , true, false | »html | ||
4. | contextmenu | = | menu id value | »html | ||
5. | data-* | = | value | - | ||
6. | dir | = | ltr, rtl, auto | »html | ||
7. | draggable | = | true, , false | »img | ||
8. | dropzone | = | copy, move, link, string:, file: | - | ||
9. | hidden | = | "", , hidden | »html »img | ||
10. | id | = | id name | »html »img | ||
11. | itemid | = | URL | - | ||
12. | itemprop | = | string | »link »a | ||
13. | itemref | = | string | - | ||
14. | itemscope | = | "", , itemscope | - | ||
15. | itemtype | = | absolute URL | - | ||
16. | lang | = | language code | »html »head»title »img | ||
17. | spellcheck | = | "", , true, false | »html | ||
18. | style | = | CSS property:value | »html »img | ||
19. | tabindex | = | integer | »img | ||
20. | title | = | text | »html »link»style »abbr»dfn »img »meter | ||
21. | translate | = | "", yes, no | »html »img | ||
All Global Attributes | ||||||
3. global event attributes | ||||||
1. | onclick | = | script | » list | <element onclick="script" > ... | |
2. | ondblclick | = | script | » list | <element ondblclick="script" > ... | |
All Event Attributes |
Video demonstration wbr element
HTML5 wbr element: add a line break opportunity
min | video details |
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00:00 | video tutorial: wbr element |
00:05 | wbr element allows you to add a line break opportunity; basically it creates a breaking point, where the browser may break the line in case of width constraints |
00:14 | let's add a line break after d, so the browser may break the line here |
00:24 | the breaking point is here, let's just create a width constraint by shrinking the browser window |
00:29 | the current line breaks after this breaking point pushing the rest of the content on the next line |
00:33 | no other wbr elements inside 'yabadabadooo...' word → no other breaks |
00:42 | you can add as many wbr elements as you want |
00:51 | multiple wbr elements inside the long word, → multiple breaking points |