HTML <p> Tag
Example
A paragraph is marked up as follows:
<p>This is some text in a paragraph.</p>
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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).
Browser Support
| Element | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <p> | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Differences Between HTML 4.01 and HTML5
The align attribute is not supported in HTML5.
Attributes
| Attribute | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| align | left right center justify |
Not supported in HTML5. 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
HTML DOM reference: Paragraph Object
Default CSS Settings
Most browsers will display the <p> element with the following default values:
Example
p {
display: block;
margin-top:
1em;
margin-bottom: 1em;
margin-left: 0;
margin-right: 0;
}
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