Paragraph tag in HTML

HTML Paragraph

HTML paragraph is a tag used to specify a paragraph to be displayed on the webpage. The text between the starting <p> tag and the end </p> tag represents a paragraph in HTML. There is however no need to add a line of separation before and after a paragraph since an empty line is added before and after a paragraph by the browser itself. Including Chrome, Internet Explorer, Opera, Safari, and Firefox, all the popular browsers support the HTML paragraph tag.

Example:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Example</title>
</head>
<body>
<p>Hello World!!</p>
<p>I am an HTML Paragraph.</p>
</body>
</html>

Explanation:

In this example, we can check the behavior of the HTML paragraph tag and element. An empty line is also added between the two paragraphs.

Space in between a Paragraph:

Extra spaces and extra lines are eliminated by the browser itself while displaying the paragraph on the webpage and displays only a single space and a single line.

Example:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Example</title>
</head>
<body>
<p> Hello                          World!! </p>
<p>I am 
 
an HTML Paragraph.</p>
</body>
</html>

Explanation:

In this example, all the unnecessary spaces and extra lines are eliminated by the browser itself while displaying the paragraph on the webpage.

Using the br tag with paragraph:

The br tag in HTML is used for line breaks within a paragraph element.

Example:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Example</title>
</head>
<body>
<p>Hello World!!</p>
<p>I am an HTML Paragraph.<br>How are you all?<br> Have a great day ahead!</p>
</body>
</html>

Explanation:

In this example, we can check the behavior of the br tag within a paragraph element.

Using the hr tag with paragraph:

The hr tag in HTML is used to apply a horizontal line within a paragraph or between two paragraphs.

Example:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Example</title>
</head>
<body>
<p>Hello World!!</p><hr>
<p>I am an HTML Paragraph.</p>
</body>
</html>

Explanation:

In this example, we can check the behavior of hr tag between two paragraphs.