HTML Wbr Tag
HTML <wbr> tag is used to specify a line break opportunity within an HTML document.
Without wbr tag, it is very difficult to read a long single word or a sentence. Without wbr tag, single long word can wrap or not wrap at all, it creates problem for the layout of the page.
Without <wbr> tag, users will have to scroll right to read a long complete word or sentence.
The <wbr> tag is new and introduced in HTML 5.
The wbr tag doesn’t break line.
Difference between <wbr> and <br> tag
The <br> tag forces a line break while <wbr> tag only represents a line break opportunity. It only facilitate the browser to line break if necessary (for example at the end of page .
How to test <wbr> tag
To test HTML wbr tag, write too many characters without wbr tag, it will enable a scroll bar for you. But if you write too many characters within wbr tag, it will not enable a scroll bar but break the line.
HTML wbr tag example
Output:
This is a world record for the largest word, a 45-letter word appears in a major dictionary pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis
Here’s what it looks like without using the wbr tag…
pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis
It will look like this after using wbr tag.
pneu
The <wbr> tag supports global and event attributes in HTML 5.
Supporting Browsers
| Element |  Chrome |  IE |  Firefox |  Opera |  Safari |
| <wbr> | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |