diff --git a/ecrire/base/db_mysql.php b/ecrire/base/db_mysql.php
index c2fafdcb118effd3fcd7df80aded53b4a34d8262..c0740cb3786c403aa5364e41f3d94ef6f7d82632 100644
--- a/ecrire/base/db_mysql.php
+++ b/ecrire/base/db_mysql.php
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ function spip_mysql_trace($query, $start, $result)
 			echo _T('info_erreur_requete'),
 			  " ",
 			  htmlentities($query),
-			  "<br>&laquo; ",
+			  "<br />&laquo; ",
 			  htmlentities($result = $s),
 			  " &raquo;<p>";
 		}
diff --git a/ecrire/exec/admin_repair.php b/ecrire/exec/admin_repair.php
index 29f84f328880a4ae47bd663ddb861f20327a6336..5b37df245368d2000d05ba21ccb026c0ce0d31e7 100644
--- a/ecrire/exec/admin_repair.php
+++ b/ecrire/exec/admin_repair.php
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ function verifier_base() {
 		if (!$ok)
 			$res .= "<pre><font color='red'><b>".htmlentities(join("\n", $row))."</b></font></pre>\n";
 		else
-			$res .= " "._T('texte_table_ok')."<br>\n";
+			$res .= " "._T('texte_table_ok')."<br />\n";
 
 	}
 
diff --git a/ecrire/exec/config_contenu.php b/ecrire/exec/config_contenu.php
index ed3c7183e9c1e6f914c5a1293e6b5144ef181e9c..b05e4aaa27c8abc42947c20f61896ceece55376e 100644
--- a/ecrire/exec/config_contenu.php
+++ b/ecrire/exec/config_contenu.php
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ pipeline('exec_init',array('args'=>array('exec'=>'config_contenu'),'data'=>''));
 $commencer_page = charger_fonction('commencer_page', 'inc');
 echo $commencer_page(_T('titre_page_config_contenu'), "configuration", "configuration");
 
-echo "<br><br><br>";
+echo "<br /><br /><br />";
 gros_titre(_T('titre_page_config_contenu'));
 echo barre_onglets("configuration", "interactivite");
 
@@ -106,14 +106,14 @@ if ($options == 'avancees') {
 	
 	echo "<table width='100%' cellpadding='2' border='0' class='hauteur'>\n";
 	echo "<tr><td class='verdana2'>";
-	echo _T('info_appliquer_choix_moderation')."<br>";
+	echo _T('info_appliquer_choix_moderation')."<br />";
 
 	echo "<input type='radio' CHECKED name='forums_publics_appliquer' value='futur' id='forums_appliquer_futur'>";
-	echo " <b><label for='forums_appliquer_futur'>"._T('bouton_radio_articles_futurs')."</label></b><br>";
+	echo " <b><label for='forums_appliquer_futur'>"._T('bouton_radio_articles_futurs')."</label></b><br />";
 	echo "<input type='radio' name='forums_publics_appliquer' value='saufnon' id='forums_appliquer_saufnon'>";
-	echo " <label for='forums_appliquer_saufnon'>"._T('bouton_radio_articles_tous_sauf_forum_desactive')."</label><br>";
+	echo " <label for='forums_appliquer_saufnon'>"._T('bouton_radio_articles_tous_sauf_forum_desactive')."</label><br />";
 	echo "<input type='radio' name='forums_publics_appliquer' value='tous' id='forums_appliquer_tous'>";
-	echo " <label for='forums_appliquer_tous'>"._T('bouton_radio_articles_tous')."</label><br>";
+	echo " <label for='forums_appliquer_tous'>"._T('bouton_radio_articles_tous')."</label><br />";
 	echo "</td></tr></table>";
 	fin_cadre_relief();
 	echo "</ul>\n";
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ if ($options == "avancees") {
 			echo "<blockquote class='spip'>";
 			if (!$adresse_suivi) $adresse_suivi = "mailing@monsite.net";
 			echo _T('info_config_suivi', array('adresse_suivi' => $adresse_suivi));
-			echo "<br><input type='text' name='adresse_suivi_inscription' value='$adresse_suivi_inscription' size='50' class='fondl'>";
+			echo "<br /><input type='text' name='adresse_suivi_inscription' value='$adresse_suivi_inscription' size='50' class='fondl'>";
 			echo "</blockquote>";
 			echo "</div>";
 
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ if ($options == "avancees") {
 
 		echo "<br />";
 		echo bouton_radio("quoi_de_neuf", "non", _T('info_non_envoi_liste_nouveautes'), $quoi_de_neuf == "non", "changeVisible(this.checked, 'config-neuf', 'none', 'block');");
-		//echo "<br><input type='radio' name='quoi_de_neuf' value='non' id='quoi_de_neuf_off'>";
+		//echo "<br /><input type='radio' name='quoi_de_neuf' value='non' id='quoi_de_neuf_off'>";
 		//echo " <label for='quoi_de_neuf_off'>"._T('info_non_envoi_liste_nouveautes')."</label> ";
 	
 	
diff --git a/ecrire/exec/config_lang.php b/ecrire/exec/config_lang.php
index 37e1e8e6a19a841e7b828464b4bba69931a36cd0..dd3ffe7bb42963cc35a1a0ab106b128556a6ba18 100644
--- a/ecrire/exec/config_lang.php
+++ b/ecrire/exec/config_lang.php
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ pipeline('exec_init',array('args'=>array('exec'=>'config_lang'),'data'=>''));
 $commencer_page = charger_fonction('commencer_page', 'inc');
 echo $commencer_page(_T('titre_page_config_contenu'), "configuration", "langues");
 
-echo "<br><br><br>";
+echo "<br /><br /><br />";
 gros_titre(_T('info_langues'));
 
 if ($connect_statut != '0minirezo' OR !$connect_toutes_rubriques) {
diff --git a/ecrire/exec/config_multilang.php b/ecrire/exec/config_multilang.php
index 752ffbc9d77904ec4203afa52fbd0c6c8b9bde38..a828f8c2138701c1b7e118b41e4415d078bfa20f 100644
--- a/ecrire/exec/config_multilang.php
+++ b/ecrire/exec/config_multilang.php
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ pipeline('exec_init',array('args'=>array('exec'=>'config_multilang'),'data'=>'')
 $commencer_page = charger_fonction('commencer_page', 'inc');
 echo $commencer_page(_T('titre_page_config_contenu'), "configuration", "langues");
 
-echo "<br><br><br>";
+echo "<br /><br /><br />";
 gros_titre(_T('info_langues'));
 
 
diff --git a/ecrire/exec/controle_forum.php b/ecrire/exec/controle_forum.php
index dc8ce228d645c625187cf41c892360cb9654a428..d43dd7b82f7d3fae434833af2014e2146dc030c2 100644
--- a/ecrire/exec/controle_forum.php
+++ b/ecrire/exec/controle_forum.php
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ function forum_parent($id_forum) {
 			 'type' => 'id_article',
 			 'valeur' => $id_article,
 			 'titre' => $titre,
-			 'avant' => "<a href='" . generer_url_ecrire("articles_forum","id_article=$id_article") . "'><font color='red'>"._T('lien_forum_public'). "</font></a><br>");
+			 'avant' => "<a href='" . generer_url_ecrire("articles_forum","id_article=$id_article") . "'><font color='red'>"._T('lien_forum_public'). "</font></a><br />");
 	  }
 	}
 	else if ($forum_id_rubrique > 0) {
diff --git a/ecrire/exec/demande_mise_a_jour.php b/ecrire/exec/demande_mise_a_jour.php
index 6d5f1ac9b783189c357bc65b8488b1967f3e3f6a..396fe2e12cfdc3e2d6b145197010343210e1b586 100644
--- a/ecrire/exec/demande_mise_a_jour.php
+++ b/ecrire/exec/demande_mise_a_jour.php
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ function exec_demande_mise_a_jour_dist() {
 	echo $commencer_page();
 	echo "<blockquote><blockquote><h4><font color='red'>",
 	_T('info_message_technique'),
-	"</font><br> ",
+	"</font><br /> ",
 	_T('info_procedure_maj_version'),
 	"</h4>",
 	_T('info_administrateur_site_01'),
diff --git a/ecrire/exec/lang_raccourcis.php b/ecrire/exec/lang_raccourcis.php
index f93bfdeae46c8c49ad6a8849e052c3828ced6a92..8b408ae2ee4165781d1b31cecf98a742bdb95676 100644
--- a/ecrire/exec/lang_raccourcis.php
+++ b/ecrire/exec/lang_raccourcis.php
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ function exec_lang_raccourcis_dist() {
 	echo $commencer_page(_T('module_fichier_langue').": $module",
 		"configuration", "langues");
 
-	echo "<br><br><br>";
+	echo "<br /><br /><br />";
 	gros_titre(_T('module_fichier_langue').": $module");
 
 	echo barre_onglets("config_lang", "fichiers");
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ function exec_lang_raccourcis_dist() {
 
 	if (count($modules) > 1) {
 		echo debut_cadre_relief();
-		echo "<div class='verdana3' style='background-color: $couleur_foncee; color: white; padding: 3px;'><b>"._T('module_fichiers_langues').":</b></div><br>\n";
+		echo "<div class='verdana3' style='background-color: $couleur_foncee; color: white; padding: 3px;'><b>"._T('module_fichiers_langues').":</b></div><br />\n";
 
 		foreach ($modules as $nom_module) {
 			if ($nom_module == $module) echo "<div style='padding-$spip_lang_left: 10px;' class='verdana3'><b>$nom_module</b></div>";
diff --git a/ecrire/exec/statistiques_lang.php b/ecrire/exec/statistiques_lang.php
index dde90b52156c60d462fe2d97873eb7fa17970fa8..96df138f8028e4da7d12f916063b7f317eb3ae22 100644
--- a/ecrire/exec/statistiques_lang.php
+++ b/ecrire/exec/statistiques_lang.php
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ function exec_statistiques_lang_dist()
 echo "<center><table width='$largeur_table'><tr width='$largeur_table'><td width='$largeur_table' class='verdana2'>";
 
 
-echo "<br><br>";
+echo "<br /><br />";
 echo "<center>";
 gros_titre(_T('onglet_repartition_lang'));
 echo "</center>";
diff --git a/ecrire/exec/statistiques_repartition.php b/ecrire/exec/statistiques_repartition.php
index 4f98b55b550133d676fb1a9b83652e7707690d95..9d8cb78324be657d0fc8eea2115741658f95487e 100644
--- a/ecrire/exec/statistiques_repartition.php
+++ b/ecrire/exec/statistiques_repartition.php
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ function exec_statistiques_repartition_dist()
 		$taille = 400;
 	}
 
-	echo "\n<br><br><center><table width='$largeur_table'><tr width='$largeur_table'><td width='$largeur_table' class='verdana2' style='text-align: center'>";
+	echo "\n<br /><br /><center><table width='$largeur_table'><tr width='$largeur_table'><td width='$largeur_table' class='verdana2' style='text-align: center'>";
 	gros_titre(_T('titre_page_statistiques'));
 
 	if ($critere == "debut") {
diff --git a/ecrire/exec/statistiques_visites.php b/ecrire/exec/statistiques_visites.php
index f56170ef857925e1f31e12699daf0c0388b012c6..b5ec3ee353e13a780a7e9555fefdd730d2e0539b 100644
--- a/ecrire/exec/statistiques_visites.php
+++ b/ecrire/exec/statistiques_visites.php
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ else {
 			
 		echo "</ol>";
 
-		echo "<b>"._T('info_comment_lire_tableau')."</b><br>"._T('texte_comment_lire_tableau');
+		echo "<b>"._T('info_comment_lire_tableau')."</b><br />"._T('texte_comment_lire_tableau');
 
 		echo "</div>";
 		echo "</div>";
@@ -618,12 +618,12 @@ if ($GLOBALS['accepte_svg']) {
 		echo "<br /><table cellpadding='0' cellspacing='0' border='0' width='100%'><tr style='width:100%;'>";
 		echo "<td valign='top' width='33%'><font face='Verdana,Arial,Sans,sans-serif'>";
 		echo _T('info_maximum')." ".$max;
-		echo "<br>"._T('info_moyenne')." ".round($moyenne);
+		echo "<br />"._T('info_moyenne')." ".round($moyenne);
 		echo "</font></td>";
 		echo "<td valign='top' width='33%'><font face='Verdana,Arial,Sans,sans-serif'>";
 		echo '<a href="' . generer_url_ecrire("statistiques_referers","").'" title="'._T('titre_liens_entrants').'">'._T('info_aujourdhui').'</a> '.$visites_today;
-		if ($val_prec > 0) echo '<br><a href="' . generer_url_ecrire("statistiques_referers","jour=veille").'"  title="'._T('titre_liens_entrants').'">'._T('info_hier').'</a> '.$val_prec;
-		if ($id_article) echo "<br>"._T('info_popularite_5').' '.$val_popularite;
+		if ($val_prec > 0) echo '<br /><a href="' . generer_url_ecrire("statistiques_referers","jour=veille").'"  title="'._T('titre_liens_entrants').'">'._T('info_hier').'</a> '.$val_prec;
+		if ($id_article) echo "<br />"._T('info_popularite_5').' '.$val_popularite;
 
 		echo "</font></td>";
 		echo "<td valign='top' width='33%'><font face='Verdana,Arial,Sans,sans-serif'>";
@@ -635,11 +635,11 @@ if ($GLOBALS['accepte_svg']) {
 				      $ch = _T('info_classement_1', array('liste' => $liste));
 				else
 				      $ch = _T('info_classement_2', array('liste' => $liste));
-				echo "<br>".$classement[$id_article].$ch;
+				echo "<br />".$classement[$id_article].$ch;
 			}
 		} else {
 			echo "<font size='1'>";
-			echo "<br>"._T('info_popularite_2')." ";
+			echo "<br />"._T('info_popularite_2')." ";
 			echo ceil($GLOBALS['meta']['popularite_total']);
 			echo "</font>";
 		}
diff --git a/ecrire/exec/synchro.php b/ecrire/exec/synchro.php
index a32c93b8d5fc91efc47c72e1f6fc670f7eb2b856..0a6fc5b36827093102b4c4cabb54ef4cb6fa261c 100644
--- a/ecrire/exec/synchro.php
+++ b/ecrire/exec/synchro.php
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ global   $connect_id_auteur;
 $commencer_page = charger_fonction('commencer_page', 'inc');
 echo $commencer_page(_T("icone_suivi_activite"),  "accueil", "synchro");
 
-echo "<br><br><br>";
+echo "<br /><br /><br />";
 gros_titre(_T("icone_suivi_activite"));
 
 
diff --git a/ecrire/inc/auth.php b/ecrire/inc/auth.php
index 54b3c04957d700e2af337c3a8761547bc59c9f60..836302e5ec451ea4912b4e8d3fe62b590a7163bb 100644
--- a/ecrire/inc/auth.php
+++ b/ecrire/inc/auth.php
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ function auth_areconnecter($auth_login)
 
 		echo minipres(_T('info_travaux_titre'), _T('titre_probleme_technique'). "<p><tt>".spip_sql_errno()." ".spip_sql_error()."</tt></p>");
 	} else {
-		echo minipres(_T('avis_erreur_connexion'), "<br><br><p>" . _T('texte_inc_auth_1', array('auth_login' => $auth_login)). " <a href='".  generer_url_action('logout', "logout=prive"). "'>". _T('texte_inc_auth_2'). "</a>"._T('texte_inc_auth_3'));
+		echo minipres(_T('avis_erreur_connexion'), "<br /><br /><p>" . _T('texte_inc_auth_1', array('auth_login' => $auth_login)). " <a href='".  generer_url_action('logout', "logout=prive"). "'>". _T('texte_inc_auth_2'). "</a>"._T('texte_inc_auth_3'));
 	}
 	exit;
 }
diff --git a/ecrire/inc/feedfinder.php b/ecrire/inc/feedfinder.php
index 08cae29183136fd0df859114dc2f5bb7727cf411..05d78b30bd7762cebfad6921d116470255c23354 100644
--- a/ecrire/inc/feedfinder.php
+++ b/ecrire/inc/feedfinder.php
@@ -82,11 +82,11 @@ function is_feed($url){
 }
 
 /*****************test is_feed******************************
-echo is_feed("http://spip-contrib.net/backend" _EXTENSIO_PHP") . "<br>"; //retourne rss
-echo is_feed("http://liberation.fr/rss.php") . "<br>"; //retourne rss
-echo is_feed("http://liberation.fr/rss.php") . "<br>"; //retourne rss
+echo is_feed("http://spip-contrib.net/backend" _EXTENSIO_PHP") . "<br />"; //retourne rss
+echo is_feed("http://liberation.fr/rss.php") . "<br />"; //retourne rss
+echo is_feed("http://liberation.fr/rss.php") . "<br />"; //retourne rss
 echo is_feed("http://willy.boerland.com/myblog/atom/feed") //retourne atom
-echo is_feed("http://spip.net/") . "<br>"; //retoune 0
+echo is_feed("http://spip.net/") . "<br />"; //retoune 0
 //pas trouver d'exmples avec rdf j'ai encore du mal à saisir ce que rdf apporte de plus que rss
 //mais bon j'ai pas aprofondi
 ************************************************************/
@@ -200,10 +200,10 @@ function concat_url($url1, $path){
 }
 
 /****************************test concat**********************
-echo concat_url("http://spip.net" , "ecrire")."<br>";
-echo concat_url("http://spip.net/" , "ecrire")."<br>";
-echo concat_url("http://spip.net" , "/ecrire")."<br>";
-echo concat_url("http://spip.net/" , "/ecrire")."<br>";
+echo concat_url("http://spip.net" , "ecrire")."<br />";
+echo concat_url("http://spip.net/" , "ecrire")."<br />";
+echo concat_url("http://spip.net" , "/ecrire")."<br />";
+echo concat_url("http://spip.net/" , "/ecrire")."<br />";
 *************************************************************/
 
 
diff --git a/ecrire/inc/import_1_2.php b/ecrire/inc/import_1_2.php
index 669a21831334afa8e250fc47158a7b9176e603ce..a101523729081ecbbdf984a535d3ad96cd605400 100644
--- a/ecrire/inc/import_1_2.php
+++ b/ecrire/inc/import_1_2.php
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ function inc_import_1_2_dist($f, $request, $gz='fread') {
 			if (($type == 'article') && ($col == 'images'))
 			{
 				if ($value) {		// ne pas afficher de message si on a un champ suppl mais vide
-					echo "--><br><font color='red'><b>"._T('avis_erreur_sauvegarde', array('type' => $type, 'id_objet' => $id_objet))."</b></font>\n<font color='black'>"._T('avis_colonne_inexistante', array('col' => $col));
+					echo "--><br /><font color='red'><b>"._T('avis_erreur_sauvegarde', array('type' => $type, 'id_objet' => $id_objet))."</b></font>\n<font color='black'>"._T('avis_colonne_inexistante', array('col' => $col));
 					if ($col == 'images') echo _T('info_verifier_image');
 					echo "</font>\n<!--";
 					$GLOBALS['erreur_restauration'] = true;
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ function inc_import_1_2_dist($f, $request, $gz='fread') {
 	}
    if ($values) {
 	if (!spip_query("REPLACE $table (" . join(',', array_keys($values)) . ') VALUES (' . join(',', array_map('_q', $values)) . ')')) {
-		echo "--><br><font color='red'><b>"._T('avis_erreur_mysql')."</b></font>\n<font color='black'><tt>".spip_sql_error()."</tt></font>\n<!--";
+		echo "--><br /><font color='red'><b>"._T('avis_erreur_mysql')."</b></font>\n<font color='black'><tt>".spip_sql_error()."</tt></font>\n<!--";
 		$GLOBALS['erreur_restauration'] = true;
 	}