# Javascript to make a html on/ off switch

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**Created:** [March 17, 2005, 10:15pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/javascript-to-make-a-html-on-off-switch/83335 "2005-03-17T22:15:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![dinkumrocks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7feea3/32.png) [@dinkumrocks](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dinkumrocks)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2005, 10:15pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/javascript-to-make-a-html-on-off-switch/83335/1 "2005-03-17T22:15:05Z")

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OK. im making a news updating control panel.

heres what im looking for.

i have a text box for your news update.

is there anyway to have it, so that when you hit the return button, it inserts a \<br\> tag in the box?

if any of you have a xanga out there, you know what im talking about.

when you hit enter, you see that there has been a return, but there is no \<br\> tag visable. then when you hit “go” the “invisable return” is then turned into a \<br\> or something, and your output on the update is a return.

if you dont get what im asking, tell me, and ill elaborate more.