The <BR> tag forces a line break in a Web document.

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<HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE>Enter the Page Title Here</TITLE>
</HEAD>
<BODY>
Chan Sui Ki (La Salle) College
4 Sheung Wo Street
Homantin, Kowloon
</BODY>
</HTML>

Note that all the text appears on one single line because the Web browser does not recognize any extra space or carriage return. (See Extra Spaces and Carriage Returns)

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<HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE>Enter the Page Title Here</TITLE>
</HEAD>
<BODY>
Chan Sui Ki (La Salle) College<BR>
4 Sheung Wo Street<BR>
Homantin, Kowloon<BR>
</BODY>
</HTML>

Note how the lines of information are displayed this time.

 

The <P> and </P> tags tell a Web browser that the enclosed text constitutes a paragraph in the document.

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<HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE>Enter the Page Title Here</TITLE>
</HEAD>
<BODY>
<P> Chan Sui Ki (La Salle) College<BR>
4 Sheung Wo Street<BR>
Homantin, Kowloon<BR></P>
<P>Tel. No.: 2711 8175<BR>
E-mail: csklsc@hotmail.com</P>
</BODY>
</HTML>