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HTML <wbr> Tag

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The <wbr> defines a text with word break opportunities.

HTML <wbr> Tag


The <wbr> element represents a word break opportunity.

The <wbr> element specifies where line breaks should be added to any text.

It is mostly used when the word is too long and the browser is likely to break the line in the wrong place of the word.

Global attributes

Global attributes may be applied on all elements, although some elements may have no effect on them.

<accesskey>, <class>, <contenteditable>, <contextmenu>, <data-*>, <dir>, <draggable>, <dropzone>, <hidden>, <id>, <lang>, <spellcheck>, <style>, <tabindex>, <title>, <translate>.

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