Template:Paragraph break

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This template is used in system messages, and on approximately 1,320,000 pages, or roughly 2% of all pages.
Changes to it can cause immediate changes to the Wikipedia user interface.
To avoid major disruption and server load, any changes should be tested in the template's /sandbox or /testcases subpages, or in your own user subpage. The tested changes can be added to this page in a single edit. Please discuss changes on the talk page before implementing them.

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Usage

This template produces a "visual paragraph break" by inserting the following empty tag pair:

<div class="paragraphbreak"></div>

Example:

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.{{paragraph break}}Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.

produces:

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.

For best results, use this template in-line, as demonstrated above (do not add a manual line break after the template). Adding a manual line break can cause Wikipedia:Linter errors in some situations, i.e. when the block containing the template is indented using : or * markup.

Purpose

In some instances, it is not possible to introduce paragraph breaks using newlines alone. For example, within a list item and within references. However, using <p> tags can cause problems for navigation with screen readers, which expect these tags to delimit paragraphs of prose (see e.g. MOS:INDENTGAP). This template is used mostly in footnotes, where a visual break is desired, without adding an additional paragraph navigation point.

Example 1

The following reference uses line breaks for multiple lines.^[1] The following reference uses the paragraph break template for paragraph breaks.^[2] The following reference uses <br /> tags for paragraph breaks.^[3]

Notes

^ Paragraph 1a Paragraph 1b
^ Paragraph 2a
Paragraph 2b
^ Line 3a
Line 3b

which was generated using:

1.<ref>Paragraph 1a
Paragraph 1b</ref>
2. <ref>Paragraph 2a{{paragraph break}}Paragraph 2b</ref>
3. <ref>Line 3a<br />Line 3b</ref>

Example 2

Consider the following list

Paragraph 1a
Paragraph 1b
Paragraph 2

which was generated using

# Paragraph 1a {{paragraph break}} Paragraph 1b
# Paragraph 2

TemplateData

This is the TemplateData for this template used by TemplateWizard, VisualEditor and other tools. See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:Paragraph break in articles based on its TemplateData.

TemplateData for Paragraph break

Produces a "visual paragraph break".

Template parameters[Edit template data]
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
No parameters specified

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[1] Paragraph 1a Paragraph 1b

[2] Paragraph 2a
Paragraph 2b

[3] Line 3a
Line 3b

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