Template:Clear

Template documentation

This documentation is transcluded from Template:Clear/doc. (edit | history)
Editors can experiment in this template's sandbox (create) and test cases (create) pages.
Subpages of this template.

Usage

• {{Clear}}
• {{Clear|left}}
• {{Clear|right}}

{{Clear}} Included in page code, inserts the following code:

<div style="clear:both;"></div>

Documentation

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

Rationale for transclusion

The template may also be substituted, but it's been changed at least once, and won't confuse newbies this way.

Example without the {{clear}} template

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing 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 adipiscing 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}}:

Discussion

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