HTML <p> Paragraph Tag Reference
The p HTML tag means paragraph, and it denotes a paragraph of text.
Use it for most of your main body content in your articles or web pages.
The <p> HTML/xHTML tag
The <p> tag is used to display a paragraph of text in a document. It's a block-level element, which means any following elements will be displayed on another line.
When to use the <p> tag (semantic use)
You should use the <p> tag to divide your text into paragraphs, and not for any other purpose.
It's valid in all current versions of HTML and xHTML, and it should always have a closing </p> tag.
Example of <p> tag use
Note how the <p> tag ignores line-breaks and spaces in the code.
The Output
This is a paragraph of text
This is another paragraph of text
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<p>This is a paragraph of text</p>
<p>This is
another
paragraph
of text</p>