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Published Aug 3, 2021Updated Feb 12, 2023
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The <p> element, also known as the paragraph element, contains and displays a block of text. They are among the most common text-based HTML elements.

They are block-level, which means it is as wide as its parent element and as tall as its content’s height. In addition, browsers automatically add a single blank line before and after each <p> element.

Syntax

The paragraph element is enclosed by an opening <p> tag and a closing </p> tag:

<p>This is some text in a paragraph.</p>

Example

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <body>
    <div style="width: 50%; margin: auto; border: 2px solid black;">
      <p style="padding: 10px; font-family: system-ui;">
        It was love at first sight. The first time Yossarian saw the chaplain he
        fell madly in love with him. Yossarian was in the hospital with a pain
        in his liver that fell just short of being jaundice.
      </p>
    </div>
  </body>
</html>

Paragraph example

Accessibility with Paragraphs

Paragraphs are relatively easy for accessibility devices, such as screen readers, to find and process. The more <p> elements, the better.

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