HTML5: How to defines a possible line-break?

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Solution :

HTML Code:

<!DOCTYPE html><!-- Define document type as HTML -->
<html><!-- Begin HTML document -->
<head><!-- Start of document header -->
<meta charset="utf-8"><!-- Define character encoding -->
<title>How to defines a possible line-break</title><!-- Title of the HTML page -->
</head><!-- End of document header -->
<body><!-- Start of document body -->
<p>wbr element is a veryveryveryveryveryveryveryveryveryveryvery<wbr>longwordthatwillbreakatspecific<wbr>placeswhenthebrowserwindowisresized.</p>
<!-- Paragraph containing text with wbr elements -->
</body><!-- End of document body -->
</html><!-- End of HTML document -->

Explanation:

The HTML code includes a paragraph (<p>) element.
Inside the paragraph, the wbr element is used to define possible line breaks within a long word.
When the browser window is resized, the browser will break the long word at the specified <wbr> elements, allowing for better readability without affecting the overall layout of the page.

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