Apply a class to a br tag?

Question

Is the following valid HTML?

As an HTML element I can\'t see why it wouldn\'t be, but I don\'t think I\'ve eve

Answer 1

One application I can think off is adding using it with pseudo-elements, such as :before or :after, for instance adding some text beneath a horizotal line:

hr.something:after  { content: "Some text"  }