HTML p

HTML Element P

Definition and Usage

The <p> tag defines a paragraph.
It is a block box container and as is as a line break at the end. This line break generally forces a two line gap after the paragraph.

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Examples

<p>Your Paragraph</p>

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Attributes

Optional attributes

Attribute	Value	Description	DTD
align	left right center justify	Specifies the alignment of the text within the paragraph. Deprecated. Use styles instead	HTML4 Transitional Frameset

Standard Attributes

id, class, title, style, dir, lang

Event Attributes

onclick, ondblclick, onmousedown, onmouseup, onmouseover, onmousemove, onmouseout, onkeypress, onkeydown, onkeyup

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Tags in Tag

• Fontstyle

TT, I, B, BIG, SMALL

• Phrase

EM, STRONG, DFN, CODE, SAMP, KBD, VAR, CITE, ABBR, ACRONYM

• Special

A, IMG, OBJECT, BR, SCRIPT, MAP, Q, SUB, SUP, SPAN, BDO

• Form

INPUT, SELECT, TEXTAREA, LABEL, BUTTON

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References

• HTML 4.01 Specification, Paragraphs: the P element

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