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The results are shown in
Figure 4-13
.
Figure 4-13. Give lyrics their breaks (<br>)
Also notice how the
<br>
tag simply causes text to start a new line, and
the browser, when encountering the
<p>
tag, typically inserts some ver-
tical space between adjacent paragraphs. [
<p>, 4.1.2
]
4.6.1.1. The clear attribute
Normally, the
<br>
tag tells the browser to stop the current flow of text
immediately and resume at the left margin of the next line or against the
right border of a left-justified inline graphic or table. Sometimes you'd
rather the current text flow resume below any tables or images currently
blocking the left or right margin.
HTML 4 and XHTML provide that capability with the
clear
attribute for
the
<br>
tag. It can have one of three values
left
,
right
, or
all
each re-
lated to one or both of the margins. When the specified margin or mar-
gins are clear of images, the browser resumes the text flow.