html tags----the tag

The <p> tag

Definition and Usage

The <p> tag defines a paragraph.

Differences Between HTML and XHTML

All "presentation attributes" of the p element were deprecated in HTML 4.01.

All "presentation attributes" of the p element are not supported in XHTML 1.0 Strict DTD.

Example

Source

Output

<p>This is some text in a very short paragraph</p>

This is some text in a very short paragraph

Optional Attributes

DTD indicates in which DTD the attribute is allowed. S=Strict, T=Transitional, and F=Frameset.

Attribute

Value

Description

DTD

align

left

right

center

justify

Specifies the alignment of the text within the paragraph. Deprecated. Use styles instead

TF

Standard Attributes

id, class, title, style, dir, lang, xml:lang

For a full description, go to Standard Attributes.

Event Attributes

onclick, ondblclick, onmousedown, onmouseup, onmouseover, onmousemove, onmouseout, onkeypress, onkeydown, onkeyup

For a full description, go to Event Attributes.

Try-It-Yourself Demos

Simple paragraphs

How paragraph elements are displayed in the browser.

More paragraphs

Some of the default behaviors of paragraph elements.

Poem problems

Some problems with HTML formatting.