html - tag with <br> count as empty? -

does tag count empty when forexample doing this?

html

 <p>     </br>     </p>

css p:empty {display:none}

no.

p:empty {display:none}

to apply p must empty.

<p></p>

is empty , take style.

<p> </p>

is not empty , not take style.

in code below border added illustration purposes only.

p { border: 1px solid red; }  p:empty { display:none }

<p></p>    <p>  </p>

Alconcel