HTML <p> tag

Definition and Usage

The <p> tag defines a paragraph.

Differences Between HTML and XHTML

All "presentation attributes" of the p element were deprecated in HTML 4.01.

All "presentation attributes" of the p element are not supported in XHTML 1.0 Strict DTD.

Example

Optional Attributes

DTD indicates in which DTD the attribute is allowed. S=Strict, T=Transitional, and F=Frameset.

Standard Attributes

For a full description, go to Standard Attributes.

Event Attributes

For a full description, go to Event Attributes.

Try-It-Yourself Demos

Simple paragraphs
How paragraph elements are displayed in the browser.

More paragraphs
Some of the default behaviors of paragraph elements.

Poem problems
Some problems with HTML formatting.

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