HTML Paragraphs

      HTML documents are divided into paragraphs. HTML Paragraphs Paragraphs are defined with the

tag.

This is a paragraph

This is another paragraph

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:

This is a paragraph

This is another paragraph 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
tag if you want a line break (a new line) without starting a new paragraph:

This is
a para
graph with line breaks

The
tag is an empty tag. It has no end tag like
. You can read more about empty HTML tags in the next chapters of this tutorial.
or
In XHTML, XML, and future versions of HTML, tags with no end tags (closing tags) are not allowed. Even if
works in all browsers, writing
instead is more future proof. HTML Rules (Lines) The

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tag is used to create an horizontal rule (line). Example:

This is a paragraph

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This is a paragraph

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This is a paragraph

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. 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

Defines a paragraph
Inserts a single line break

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Defines a horizontal rule