HTML <wbr> tag

The HTML (hypertext markup language) <wbr> tag is an inline element that allows a browser to insert a line break in a block of text. It is useful for creating breaks in long words or addresses when a window is resized. The following sections contain information about this tag, including an example of it in use, and related attributes and browser compatibility.

Example of <wbr> code

<p>If you shrink the window enough, you see the following
	line break into smaller sections.</p>

<p>Thisisasupersuper<wbr>longword<wbr>thatwillbreak<wbr>ifyou<wbr>
	justkeepon<wbr>shrinking<wbr>thebrowserwindowuntil<wbr>itgets
	smaller<wbr>andsmaller<wbr>andsmaller<wbr>andsmaller<wbr>.</p>

Example result

If you shrink the window enough, you see the following line break into smaller sections.

Thisisasupersuperlongwordthatwillbreakifyoujustkeeponshrinkingthebrowserwindowuntilitgetssmallerandsmallerandsmallerandsmaller.

Attributes

All HTML tags support standard attributes that define the settings of an HTML element. In addition to the standard settings, the <wbr> tag has the following unique attributes.

Compatibility

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