Wordprocessing Text
Line Break
A line break is specified with the <w:br> element. It specifies a break which overrides the normal line breaking.
(Normal line breaking occurs after a breaking space or optional hyphen character.)
<w:r>
<w:t>This is</w:t>
<w:br/>
<w:t xml:space="preserve"> a simple sentence.</w:t>
</w:r>
Reference: ECMA-376, 3rd Edition (June, 2011), Fundamentals and Markup Language Reference § 17.3.3.1.
Attributes:
| Attribute | Description |
|---|---|
| type | Specifies the type of break, which determines the location for the following text. Possible values are: * column - Text restarts on the next column. If there are no columns or the current position is the last column, then the restart location is the next page. * page - Text restarts on the next page. * textWrapping - Text restarts on the next line. This is the default value. |
| clear | Specifies the location where text restarts when the value of the type attribute is textWrapping. Note: This property only affects the restart location when the current run is being displayed on a line which does not span the full text extents due to a floating object. Possible values are: * all - Text restarts on the next full line. This is often used for captions for objects. * left - Text restarts text in the next text region left to right. * none - Text restarts on the next line regardless of any floating objects. This is the typical break. * right - Text restarts text in the next text region right to left. |
Word 2007 Example:
. . . are held captive in </w:t></w:r><w:r><w:br w:type="page"/>
</w:r><w:r><w:t>some inferior being . . .
| Text Break |
Related HTML/CSS property:
. . . are held captive in <br />
some inferior being . . .
CSS Example:
. . . are held captive in some inferior being . . .