#summary The address clear attribute is a deprecated method of clearing certain styles.
#labels about-html,is-html-attribute

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== Usage ==

The `clear` attribute negates the effect of the [FloatCSSProperty float] style.  This attribute is deprecated, in favor of using the [ClearCSSProperty clear] CSS property, but browsers still support it.

{{{
<p style="float:left">This text is floated left.</p>
<address clear=left>Copyright &copy; 2007 John Doe</address>
}}}

`none`, `left`, `right`, or `both`.  The default value is `none`.

== Elements ==

You can use the `clear` attribute on the following elements:

  * [AddressElement <address>]
  * [BlockquoteElement <blockquote>]
  * [BrElement <br>]
  * [DdElement <dd>]
  * [DirElement <dir>]
  * [DivElement <div>]
  * [DlElement <dl>]
  * [DtElement <dt>]
  * [HrElement <hr>]
  * [LiElement <li>]
  * [MenuElement <menu>]
  * [OlElement <ol>]
  * [PElement <p>]
  * [PreElement <pre>]
  * [TableElement <table>]
  * [UlElement <ul>]

== Browser compatibility ==

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|| *Test* || *IE8* || *IE7* || *IE6* || *FF3* || *FF2* || *Saf3* || *Op9* || *Chrome* ||
|| [http://doctype.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/tests/html/attributes/address-clear-all-reflection-test.html address.clear reflects <address clear="all">] || Y || Y || Y || N || N || N || Y || N ||
|| [http://doctype.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/tests/html/attributes/address-clear-both-reflection-test.html address.clear reflects <address clear="both">] || Y || Y || Y || N || N || N || Y || N ||
|| [http://doctype.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/tests/html/attributes/address-clear-left-reflection-test.html address.clear reflects <address clear="left">] || Y || Y || Y || N || N || N || Y || N ||
|| [http://doctype.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/tests/html/attributes/address-clear-none-reflection-test.html address.clear reflects <address clear="none">] || Y || Y || Y || N || N || N || Y || N ||
|| [http://doctype.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/tests/html/attributes/address-clear-right-reflection-test.html address.clear reflects <address clear="right">] || Y || Y || Y || N || N || N || Y || N ||

== Further reading ==

  * [http://www.blooberry.com/indexdot/html/tagpages/a/address.htm The history of the clear attribute on blooberry.com]