HTML <P> Tag

Definition

The <p> tag represents a paragraph.

Example

<p>
  Lorem ipsum dolor sit, amet consectetur adipisicing elit. Cum doloribus
  vitae non neque enim dicta? Quas corporis ducimus possimus. Molestiae
  neque harum quo quia sint? Asperiores, debitis eius. Vel, nemo?
</p>
<p>
  Quos nam et aliquam dolore velit praesentium, tempora fugit dolorem
  laboriosam animi cumque ratione suscipit esse minus laborum molestiae aut
  cupiditate harum consectetur nisi necessitatibus magni? Dicta, accusamus.
  A, non?
</p>
<p>
  Ipsa accusamus tempore laboriosam aliquam ex nesciunt, eum fuga voluptatem
  est praesentium, illum repellat sequi nisi voluptatum amet quo iste?
  Obcaecati optio rerum cum aut. Rerum at commodi rem eius!
</p>

Usage

• The opening tag is required. The closing tag can 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>, <audio>, <del>, <ins>, <map>, <noscript>, or <video> element.
• Browsers will automatically set a margin to increase spacing before and after a <p> element. You can adjust this using the CSS margin property.
• List elements such as <ul> or <ol> should not be children of <p> elements. Instead you should close the <p> tag, insert the list, then create a new <p> after. For example, the following is correct:

  <p>There were a few things this sentence has relating</p>
  <ul>
    <li>bullets</li>
    <li>lists</li>
    <li>questions</li>
  </ul>
  <p>and is further discussed below.</p>  

Attributes

The <p> element only supports the Global Attributes.

Best Practices

• Assistive technology such as screen readers allows users the ability to skip to the next paragraph. Do not use empty <p> tags to add space between paragraphs, as this can cause issues for users using assistive technology.

Specification

• HTML Living Standard Specification
• HTML5 Specification

Browser Support

Desktop

Mobile