Web design: (not) using <br/>

Self-tutoring about web design: the tutor talks about one of his favourite tags.

I’m probably not the only fan of <br/>. Usually, it creates a new line, no questions asked. It’s great for putting a gutter between two paragraphs, for instance – or is it?

Mozilla suggests (see here) that the only valid reason to use <br/> is to send the following text to the next line. Using it for bottom margins? Don’t: rather than br, use CSS to create a margin below the paragraph.

I guess that makes sense. However, I like space, and I like creating it spontaneously. What if I just want space for no reason, without depending on another element that I may even change?

< p style=”height:2em”></p>