Template:Clear

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This template adds <div style="clear:both;"></div>; for technical XHTML details, see Template talk:Clear.

Contents 1 Documentation 1.1 Usage 2 Example without the {clear} template 3 New section 4 Example with the {clear} template 5 New section 6 How it works 7 See also

Documentation

{{clear}}: Makes content wait until existing content is completed in all columns. Often used to stop text from flowing next to unrelated images.

Usage

{{subst:Clear}}

The template may also be transcluded, but as the markup provided is unlikely to change or improve,there is little justification for transclusion overhead.

Example without the {clear} template

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.

New section

See how this section starts at the right of the image, with the line actually overlapping the image

Example with the {clear} template

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum. {{clear}}

New section

See how this looks much better?

How it works

This is what {{clear}} actually does, ignore the <noinclude> stuff shown by {{msgnw:clear}}:

<div style="clear:both;"></div><noinclude>{{protected template}}{{/doc}}</noinclude>

See also

• Template:Clearleft (edit talk links history) delays content until left column is complete.
• Template:Clearright (edit talk links history) delays content until right column is complete.
• Template:- (edit talk links history) is similar, but technically different.

  The fine points of {{clear}} vs. {{-}} are discussed in Template talk:-.