HTML Paragraphs

Paragraphs are defined with the < p > tag.

<p>This is a paragraph</p>
<p>This is another paragraph</p> 

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:

<p>This is a paragraph
<p>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 < br /> tag if you want a line break (a new line) without starting a new paragraph:

<p>This is<br />a para<br />graph with line breaks</p> 

The < br /> element is an empty HTML element. It has no end tag.
< br > or < br />

In XHTML, XML, and future versions of HTML, HTML elements with no end tag (closing tag) are not allowed.

Even if < br > works in all browsers, writing < br /> instead is more future proof.

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