This template adds a true carriage return and line feed. It is useful in markup when wikimarkup that must start on a new line such as #, * or ; is used in a table or template. For example, the {{markup}} template creates a table:
Including * Text causes the * bullet markup to not be parsed
Markup
Renders as
* Text
* Text
Including <br/> parses the bullet markup, but adds a blank line
Markup
Renders as
<br />
* Text
Text
Using {{crlf2}} parses the bullet markup without extra white space
