PHP nl2br() Function

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Definition and Usage

The nl2br() function inserts HTML line breaks (<br />) in front of each newline (\n) in a string.

Syntax

nl2br(string)

Tips and Notes

Note: Before PHP 4.0.5, the nl2br() function inserted <br>. After PHP 4.0.5 it inserts the XHTML compliant <br />.

Example

<?php
echo nl2br("One line.\nAnother line.");
?>

The output of the code above will be:

One line.
Another line.

The HTML source code will look like this:

One line.<br />
Another line.

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