How to avoid using <br style="clear-both" /> ?

When styling floats sometimes I seem to be stuck with <br style="clear-both" /> and other means just don't work.

Any idea? Dan? Thanks!

 

You never need to use <br style="clear: both" />
Did you try just using clear: {left,right,both} in the div after where you used to use a br tag?

For example;
<div style="float: left;">
etc.
</div>
<div style="clear: left;">
this will clear
</div>

 

Thanks for the heads-up. Yep I tried but sometimes seemed only <br style="clear:both" /> worked.

 

<br style="clear:both" /> is not valid code

you can use <div style="clear:both;">&nbsp;</div>

 

Then how come it is?