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Use {{-}} after any floating elements and before elements you do not wish to float together with the first set. This uses a line break, which may introduce an ugly extra blank line. If you want to avoid that, use {{Clear}} instead. Do not use this template to deliberately add whitespace and blank lines between non-floating elements.

Details

{{-}} contains the markup:

<br style="clear:both;" />

(the correct syntax for the old HTML markup <br clear=both>). This causes any previously established float to clear.

Optionally, you can clear only left- or right floating elements by using {{-|left}} or {{-|right}}.

The unusual name of this template is a mnemonic for an imaginary horizontal line, which separates floating elements above from those below. Some editors prefer the mnemonic {{Clr}} ("clear"), which simply redirects here. However, do not confuse {{Clr}} with {{Clear}}, which is a different template that uses <div></div> instead of <br /> and so does not introduce an extra line break.

Examples

First

In the first example {{-}} on a new line after the word browser guarantees that the table does not float into the second example. (Placing it directly after the word browser doesn't work in Google Chrome.)

• Cute, but less funny if it overlaps the next table or section, causing horizontal scrolling or worse depending on the browser.

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Second

In the second example the position of {{-}} is after the word but. Note that it does not affect the left margin of the bullet * list, because it is used inside of it.

• Cute, but
  less funny if it overlaps the next table or section, causing horizontal scrolling or worse depending on the browser.

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Third

The third example has a new line after the word but and {{-}} after the word browser.

• Cute, but

less funny if it overlaps the next table or section, causing horizontal scrolling or worse depending on the browser.

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Fourth

The fourth example has {{-}} and a new line after the word but.

• Cute, but
  

less funny if it overlaps the next table or section, causing horizontal scrolling or worse depending on the browser.

See also

• {{Clear left}}: Delays content until left column is complete.
• {{Clear right}}: Delays content until right column is complete.
• {{Clear}}: Delays content until both columns are complete.
• Wikipedia:Line-break handling

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