HTML <wbr> Tag
Example
A text with word break opportunities:
<p>
To learn AJAX, you must be familiar with the XML<wbr>Http<wbr>Request Object.
</p>
Try it yourself »
Definition and Usage
The <wbr> (Word Break Opportunity) tag specifies where in a text it would be ok to add a line-break.
Tip: When a word is too long, or you are afraid that the browser will break your lines at the wrong place, you can use the <wbr> element to add word break opportunities.
Browser Support
The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the element.
| Element | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <wbr> | 1.0 | 12.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 11.7 |
Note: The <wbr> tag is not supported in Internet Explorer 11 and earlier versions.
Differences Between HTML 4.01 and HTML5
The <wbr> tag is new in HTML5.
Global Attributes
The <wbr> tag also supports the Global Attributes in HTML.
Event Attributes
The <wbr> tag also supports the Event Attributes in HTML.
