HTML Paragraphs
HTML documents are divided into paragraphs.
HTML Paragraphs
Paragraphs are defined with the <p> tag.
<p>This is a paragraph</p>
<p>This is another paragraph</p>
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Note: Browsers automatically adds
an empty line before and after paragraphs.
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Don't Forget the End Tag
Most browsers will display HTML correctly even if you forget the end tag:
<p>This is a paragraph
<p>This is another paragraph
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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:
<p>This is<br />a para<br />graph with line breaks</p>
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The <br /> tag is an empty tag. It has no end tag like </br>.
You can read more about empty HTML tags in the next chapters of this tutorial.
<br> or <br />
In XHTML, XML, and future versions of HTML, tags with no end tags (closing
tags) are not allowed.
Even if <br> works in all browsers, writing <br /> instead is more
future proof.
HTML Rules (Lines)
The <hr /> tag is used to create an horizontal rule (line).
Example:
<p>This is a paragraph</p>
<hr />
<p>This is a paragraph</p>
<hr />
<p>This is a paragraph</p>
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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.
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(The example demonstrates some HTML formatting problems)
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.
Horizontal rule
This example demonstrates how to insert a horizontal rule.
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
When you lookup W3Schools' tag reference, you will see additional information about tags
and their attributes.
You will learn more about HTML tag attributes in the next chapters of this
tutorial.
| Tag |
Description |
| <p> |
Defines a paragraph |
| <br /> |
Inserts a single line break |
| <hr> |
Defines a horizontal rule |
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