The HTML <p> element represents a paragraph of text. Paragraphs are usually represented in visual media as blocks of text that are separated from adjacent blocks by vertical blank space and/or first-line indentation. Paragraphs are block-level elements.
| Content categories | Flow content, palpable content. |
|---|---|
| Permitted content | Phrasing content. |
| Tag omission | The start tag is required. The end tag may be omitted if the <p> element is immediately followed by an <address>, <article>, <aside>, <blockquote>, <div>, <dl>, <fieldset>, <footer>, <form>, <h1>, <h2>, <h3>, <h4>, <h5>, <h6>, <header>, <hr>, <menu>, <nav>, <ol>, <pre>, <section>, <table>, <ul> or another <p> element, or if there is no more content in the parent element and the parent element is not an <a> element. |
| Permitted parents | Any element that accepts flow content. |
| Permitted ARIA roles | Any |
| DOM interface | HTMLParagraphElement |
Attributes
This element includes the global attributes.
Note: The align attribute on <p> tags is obsolete and should no longer be used.
Example
<p>This is the first paragraph of text. This is the first paragraph of text. This is the first paragraph of text. This is the first paragraph of text.</p> <p>This is the second paragraph. This is the second paragraph. This is the second paragraph. This is the second paragraph.</p>
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Specifications
| Specification | Status | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| WHATWG HTML Living Standard The definition of '<p>' in that specification. |
Living Standard | No change since the latest W3C snapshot HTML5 |
| HTML5 The definition of '<p>' in that specification. |
Recommendation | align attribute is obsolete |
| HTML 4.01 Specification The definition of '<p>' in that specification. |
Recommendation | Initial definition |
Browser compatibility
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