HTML <wbr> Tag: The HTML<wbr> tag stands for Word Break Opportunity. This HTML wbr tag defines wherein a text it would be ok to add a line-break. 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.
HTML <wbr> Tag
This HTML wbr tag supports both the global and the event attributes.
Syntax: <wbr>Text</wbr>
Browser compatibility
The HTML<wbr> tag is supported by different types of browsers.
- Chrome
- Firefox
- Opera
- Safari
- Internet Explorer
Example:
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <body> <p>Try to shrink the browser window, to view how the very long word in the paragraph below will break:</p> <p>This is a veryveryveryveryveryveryveryveryveryveryveryveryveryveryveryveryveryvery<wbr>longwordthatwillbreakatspecific<wbr>placeswhenthebrowserwindowisresized.</p> </body> </html>
Output:
Try to shrink the browser window, to view how the very long word in the paragraph below will break:
This is a veryveryveryveryveryveryveryveryveryveryveryveryveryveryveryveryveryverylongwordthatwillbreakatspecificplaceswhenthebrowserwindowisresized.
Note: The wbr element is not supported in Internet Explorer 11 and earlier versions.