Template:Clear

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This template is used in MediaWiki:Abusefilter-warning-DS, and on approximately 3,430,000 pages, or roughly 46705% of all pages.
Changes to it can cause immediate changes to the Wikipedia user interface.
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This template should not be substituted. The markup provided will be confusing to many editors, and as this template provides documentation for itself, there is little justification for substitution.

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1 Description
2 Usage
3 Examples
- 3.1 Example without {{clear}}
  - 3.1.1 New section without template
- 3.2 Example that uses {{clear}}
  - 3.2.1 New section with template
4 TemplateData
5 See also

Description

This template makes content wait until existing content is completed in all columns. It is often used to prevent text from flowing next to unrelated images.

Usage

{{clear}} — adds <div style="clear:both;"></div>
{{clear|left}} — adds <div style="clear:left;"></div>
{{clear|right}} — adds <div style="clear:right;"></div>

For technical details, see the discussion in the talk page.

Examples

Example without {{clear}}

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 without template

Without {{clear}}, this section starts at the right of the image.

Example that uses {{clear}}

{{clear}}

New section with template

{{clear}} placed before this section, so it appears below the image.

TemplateData

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TemplateData for Clear

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