# PHP wordwrap() Function

PHP String Reference

## Example

Wrap a string into new lines when it reaches a specific length:

<?php
$str = "An example of a long word is: Supercalifragulistic";
echo wordwrap($str,15,"<br>\n");
?>
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## Definition and Usage

The wordwrap() function wraps a string into new lines when it reaches a specific length.

Note: This function may leave white spaces at the beginning of a line.

## Syntax

wordwrap(string,width,break,cut)

Parameter | Description
--- | ---
string | Required. Specifies the string to break up into lines
width | Optional. Specifies the maximum line width. Default is 75
break | Optional. Specifies the characters to use as break. Default is "\n"

cut

Optional. Specifies whether words longer than the specified width should be wrapped:

- FALSE - Default. No-wrap
- TRUE - Wrap

## Technical Details

Return Value: | Returns the string broken into lines on success, or FALSE on failure.
PHP Version: | 4.0.2+
Changelog: | The cut parameter was added in PHP 4.0.3

## More Examples

## Example 1

Using all parameters:

<?php
$str = "An example of a long word is: Supercalifragulistic";
echo wordwrap($str,15,"<br>\n",TRUE);
?>
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## Example 2

Wrap a string into new lines:

<?php
$str = "An example of a long word is: Supercalifragulistic";
echo wordwrap($str,15);
?>

The HTML output of the code above will be (View Source):

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
An example of a
long word is:
Supercalifragulistic
</body>
</html>

The browser output of the code above will be:

An example of a long word is: Supercalifragulistic
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