The <p> Element

Text Content

The <p> element (for paragraph) is one of the most widely used elements and is found on most web pages. Improper HTML may use <br> and <div> elements where <p> should be used instead.

Attributes for <p>

Type	Attribute List
'Standard' Attributes	(none)
Obsolete Attributes	"align"

Recommended Links

• CanIUse.com: Search <p> (browser compatibility information)
• CanIEmail.com: Search <p> (email client compatibility information)
• HTML 4.01: P element
• HTML5 (WHATWG): p element
• MDN: <p>
• Quackit: HTML <p> tag

Search Engine Links (for more information)

• Bing "p element"
• Google "p element"