[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #40993: Wordpress is auto-generating a line break in my widgets

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#40993: Wordpress is auto-generating a line break in my widgets
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 Reporter:  sandduner350  |      Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)  |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal        |  Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Widgets       |    Version:  4.8
 Severity:  normal        |   Keywords:
  Focuses:                |
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 I upgraded to WordPress 4.8.I have a text widget that I was using html
 code with a div inside the div was my social media sprites. With the
 following code:

         <div id="socialmedia">
                 <a class="youtube"
 href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2ZdXxa9tiTmuy1_eIQ47iA"
 target="_blank" rel="nofollow"> </a>
                 <a class="twitter" href="https://twitter.com/KaoticMoto"
 target="_blank" rel="nofollow"> </a>
                 <a class="google"
 href="https://plus.google.com/b/110788621461808163295" target="_blank"
 rel="nofollow"> </a>
                 <a class="facebook"
 href="https://www.facebook.com/KaoticMoto/" target="_blank"
 rel="nofollow"> </a>
                 <a class="instagram" href"https:="" www.instagram.com=""
 kaoticmoto="" "="" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"> </a>

         </div>

 They are supposed to be showing up in a row but when you go to the website
 it shows a list.

 When I inspect the element with chrome and firefox it shows a <br>

 This is the code from the Chrome inspector (inserting the <br>)
 <div id="socialmedia">
                 <a class="youtube"
 href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2ZdXxa9tiTmuy1_eIQ47iA"
 target="_blank" rel="nofollow"> </a><br>
                 <a class="twitter" href="https://twitter.com/KaoticMoto"
 target="_blank" rel="nofollow"> </a><br>
                 <a class="google"
 href="https://plus.google.com/b/110788621461808163295" target="_blank"
 rel="nofollow"> </a><br>
                 <a class="facebook"
 href="https://www.facebook.com/KaoticMoto/" target="_blank"
 rel="nofollow"> </a><br>
                 <a class="instagram" href"https:="" www.instagram.com=""
 kaoticmoto="" "="" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"> </a><p></p></div>


 When I go back in to edit the code for that widget the only thing it shows
 is:

 <div id="socialmedia">


 </div>



 I can't find any information on how to fix this online.

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