What is HTML Paragraphs ?
The <p> tag defines a paragraph. Places a blank line above and below the paragraph's text by using this tag. These automated blank lines are examples of how a tag "marks" a paragraph, and because of the paragraph tag, the web browser understands automatically how to display the paragraph text.
Example:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<p>This is a paragraph.</p>
<p>This is a paragraph.</p>
<p>This is a paragraph.</p>
</body>
</html>
Output:
Note: Browsers automatically add some white space (a margin) before and after a paragraph.
HTML Display
We can't be sure how to display HTML. With HTML, We can't change the output by adding extra spaces or extra lines to your HTML code. When the page is displayed, the browser will remove any extra spaces and extra lines.
Example:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<p>This paragraph contains a lot of lines in the source code, but the browser ignores it. </p>
<p> This paragraph contains a lot of spaces in the source code, but the browser ignores it.</p>
<p>The number of lines in a paragraph depends on the size of the browser window.
If you resize the browser window, the number of lines in this paragraph will change.</p>
</body>
</html>
Output:
Don't Forget the End Tag
Most browsers display HTML correctly even if the end tag is forgotten.
Example:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<p>This is a paragraph.
<p>This is a paragraph.
<p>This is a paragraph.
<p>Don't forget to close your HTML tags!</p>
</body>
</html>
Output:
Note: The example above will work in most browsers, but do not rely on it. Dropping the end tag can lead to unexpected results or errors.
HTML Line Breaks
The HTML <br> element defines a line break.
Use <br> if you want a line break (a new line) without starting a new paragraph:
Example:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<p>This is<br>a paragraph<br>with line breaks</p>
</body>
</html>
output:
The <br> tag is an empty tag, which means that it has no end tag.
The Poem Problem
This poem will display on a single line
Example:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<p>In HTML, spaces and new lines are ignored:</p>
<p>
My Bonnie lies over the ocean.
My Bonnie lies over the sea.
My Bonnie lies over the ocean.
Oh, bring back my Bonnie to me.
</p>
</body>
</html>
output:
The HTML <pre> Element
The HTML <pre> element defines preformatted text.
The text inside a <pre> element is displayed in a fixed-width font (usually Courier), and it preserves both spaces and line breaks:
Example:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<p>The pre tag preserves both spaces and line breaks:</p>
<pre>
My Bonnie lies over the ocean.
My Bonnie lies over the sea.
My Bonnie lies over the ocean.
Oh, bring back my Bonnie to me.
</pre>
</body>
</html>
output:
