Template:Clear/doc

{{#invoke:Message box|mbox}}

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

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

Usage

{{#invoke:Message box|ombox}}

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

Example without the {{Clear}} template

File:HeidelbergTun.jpg

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 without template

See how this section starts at the right of the image?

Example with the {{Clear}} template

File:HeidelbergTun.jpg

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 with template

See how this section appears below the image?

TemplateData

This is the TemplateData documentation for this template used by VisualEditor and other tools.

Clear

<templatedata>{

 "description": "Makes content wait until existing content is completed in all columns. Often used to stop text from flowing next to unrelated images, so text will appear on a full width line under the image.",
 "params": {
   "1": {
     "label": "side",
     "description": "can be 'right' or 'left' so content is delayed until just the right or left column is complete. The default clears both columns.",
     "type": "string",
     "required": false
   }
 }

}</templatedata>

See also

• Template:Clear left(edit talk links history) delays content until left column is complete.
• Template:Clear right(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:-.