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<!--> <!DOCTYPE> <a> <abbr> <acronym> <address> <applet> <area> <article> <aside> <audio> <b> <base> <basefont> <bdi> <bdo> <big> <blockquote> <body> <br> <button> <canvas> <caption> <center> <cite> <code> <col> <colgroup> <command> <datalist> <dd> <del> <details> <dfn> <dialog> <dir> <div> <dl> <dt> <em> <embed> <fieldset> <figcaption> <figure> <font> <footer> <form> <frame> <frameset> <head> <header> <hgroup> <h1> - <h6> <hr> <html> <i> <iframe> <img> <input> <ins> <kbd> <keygen> <label> <legend> <li> <link> <map> <mark> <menu> <meta> <meter> <nav> <noframes> <noscript> <object> <ol> <optgroup> <option> <output> <p> <param> <pre> <progress> <q> <rp> <rt> <ruby> <s> <samp> <script> <section> <select> <small> <source> <span> <strike> <strong> <style> <sub> <summary> <sup> <table> <tbody> <td> <textarea> <tfoot> <th> <thead> <time> <title> <tr> <track> <tt> <u> <ul> <var> <video> <wbr>HTML <p> Tag
Example
A paragraph is marked up as follows:
<p>This is some text in a paragraph.</p>
Try it yourself »
(more examples at the bottom of this page)
Browser Support
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.
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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