nl2br

Definition and usage

nl2br() function inserts HTML newlines (<br> or <br />) before each new line in the string (\n).

Example

Example 1

Insert a newline before a new line (\n) in a string:

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

The browser output of the above code:

 One line.
Another line.

HTML input of the above code (see source code):

 One line.<br />
Another line.

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Example 2

By using the xhtml parameter, insert a newline before the new line (\n):

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

The browser output of the above code:

 One line.
Another line.

HTML input of the above code (see source code):

 One line.<br>
Another line.

Try it yourself

grammar

 nl2br ( string , xhtml )