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HTML <p> Tag


Example

A paragraph is marked up as follows:

<p>This is some text in a paragraph.</p>

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Browser Support

Internet Explorer Firefox Opera Google Chrome Safari

The <p> tag is supported in all major browsers.


Definition and Usage

The <p> tag defines a paragraph.

Browsers automatically add some space (margin) before and after each <p> element. The margins can be modified with CSS (with the margin properties).


Differences Between HTML 4.01 and HTML5

The align attribute is deprecated in HTML 4.01, and is no longer supported in HTML5.


Attributes

Attribute Value Description
align left
right
center
justify
Not supported in HTML5. Deprecated in HTML 4.01. Specifies the alignment of the text within a paragraph


Global Attributes

The <p> tag also supports the Global Attributes in HTML.


Event Attributes

The <p> tag also supports the Event Attributes in HTML.


Examples

Try it Yourself - Examples

More paragraphs
Some default behaviors of paragraphs.

Poem problems
Examples of how you can NOT write a poem in HTML.


Related Pages

HTML tutorial: HTML Paragraphs




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