HTML Paragraphs
HTML documents are divided into paragraphs.
HTML Paragraphs
Paragraphs are defined with the <p> tag.
Example
<p>This is a paragraph</p>
<p>This is another paragraph</p>
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Try it yourself »
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Note: Browsers automatically adds
an empty line before and after paragraphs.
Don't Forget the End Tag
Most browsers will display HTML correctly even if you forget the end tag:
The example above will work in most browsers, but don't rely on it.
Forgetting the end tag can produce unexpected results or errors.
Note: Future version of HTML will not allow you to
skip end tags.
HTML Line Breaks
Use the <br /> tag if you want a line break (a new line) without starting a new
paragraph:
The <br /> element is an empty HTML element. It has no end tag.
<br> or <br />
In XHTML, XML, and future versions of HTML, HTML elements with no end tag (closing
tag) are not allowed.
Even if <br> works in all browsers, writing <br /> instead is more
future proof.
HTML Output - Useful Tips
You cannot be sure how HTML will be displayed. Large or small screens, and resized windows will create different results.
With HTML, you cannot change the output by adding extra spaces or extra lines
in your HTML code.
The browser will remove extra spaces and extra lines when the page is
displayed. Any number of lines count as one space, and any number of spaces count as one
space.
Try it yourself
(The example demonstrates some HTML formatting problems)
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Examples From This Page |
HTML paragraphs
This example demonstrates how HTML paragraphs are displayed
in a browser.
Line breaks
This example demonstrates the use of line breaks in an HTML
document.
Poem problems
This example demonstrates some problems with HTML formatting.
More Examples
More paragraphs
This example demonstrates some of the default behaviors of paragraph elements.
HTML Tag Reference
W3Schools' tag reference contains additional information about HTML elements
and their attributes.
| Tag |
Description |
| <p> |
Defines a paragraph |
| <br /> |
Inserts a single line break |
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