Paragraph

Paragraph is a HTML 2 tag <P> denoting a paragraph break. There is no longer an </P> tag, it has become obsoleted.

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HTML Reference Manual

An extended discussion of HTML tags, including HTML 3 tags.

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Unlike documents in most word processors, carriage returns in HTML files are generally not significant. Word wrapping can occur at any point in a file and multiple spaces are collapsed into a single space. Browsers ignore any indentations or blank lines in the source text. HTML relies instead almost entirely on the tags for formatting instructions. A Web browser starts a new paragraph only when it reaches a

tag. (A number of other elements automatically insert text separation, such as headings, list elements, and blockquotes.)

HTML 3 attributes for PARAGRAPH include:

• ID="name" A SGML identifier used as the target for hypertext links
• ALIGN=center|left|right|justify|indent The default renders the paragraph flush left.
• WRAP=on|off and NOWRAP Controls automatic wrapping of lines
• CLEAR=left|right|all|"..." Allows moving down unconditionally until the margin is clear around a table or figure
• LANG="..." Filled with a two letter language code and a two letter country code.
• CLASS="..."characters... E.G.,

  , defines a paragraph that acts as an abstract.