How to line-break from css, without using ?

Question

output:

hello
How are you

code:

hello 
 How are you 

Ho

Answer 1

Here's a bad solution to a bad question, but one that literally meets the brief:

p {
    width : 12ex;
}

p:before {
    content: ".";
    float: right;
    padding-left: 6ex;
    visibility: hidden;
}