---
title: "Element <br>"
source: https://dev.pageseeder.com/psml/elements/element-br.html
description: "PSML Element reference for <br>"
last_updated: 2026-08-07T17:09:54+10:00
tokens: ~276
---

# \<br\>

## Summary

The `<br>` element indicates a line break in the text and can be used inside block-level elements.

## Usage context

| Element category | character-style |
| --- | --- |
| PSML level | portable |
| Permitted content | *none* |
| Permitted parent | block-level elements |
| HTML equivalent | `<br>`  |
| OpenXML equivalent | `<w:br>` |

## Attributes

This element does not have any attributes.

## Examples

```lang-xml

<para>
`You are old, Father William,' the young man said,<br/>
`And your hair has become very white;<br/>
And yet you incessantly stand on your head--<br/>
Do you think, at your age, it is right?'<br/>
</para>
```

Displays as:

\`You are old, Father William,' the young man said,  

\`And your hair has become very white;  

And yet you incessantly stand on your head--  

Do you think, at your age, it is right?'

## Schema

### XML Schema

```lang-xml

<xs:element name="br"/>
```

### Relax Schema

```lang-relax

element br { empty }
```

## Compatibility

This element was introduced in the first draft of PSML and is well-supported from PageSeeder 5.1.