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<P>

Starts a new paragraph.

Support:

HTML StandardInternet ExplorerNetscape Navigator
2.0 and later 1.0 and later 1.0 and later
Notes:
  • Although recommended by some, you don't need to use the </P> end tag because the beginning of the next paragraph automatically implies the end of the current paragraph.
Attributes:
ALIGN = "Text"
The horizontal alignment of text within the paragraph.

Support:

HTML StandardInternet ExplorerNetscape Navigator
3.0 and later 1.0 and later 1.1 and later

Notes:

  • Possible values: LEFT, CENTER, RIGHT, JUSTIFY (Internet Explorer only).

CLASS = "Text"
The style sheet class used by the tag.

Support:

HTML StandardInternet ExplorerNetscape Navigator
4.0 and later 3.0 and later 4.0 and later

Notes:

  • You can specify two or more classes; be sure to separate each class name with a space.

ID = "Text"
An alphanumeric string that uniquely identifies the tag.

Support:

HTML StandardInternet ExplorerNetscape Navigator
4.0 and later 3.0 and later 4.0 and later

Notes:

  • Although you can use letters and numbers for the ID, the first character must be a letter.

LANG = "Text"
The language used by the tag's attribute values and text content.

Support:

HTML StandardInternet ExplorerNetscape Navigator
4.0 and later 4.0 and later Not supported

STYLE = "Text"
The style or styles to use with the tag.

Support:

HTML StandardInternet ExplorerNetscape Navigator
4.0 and later 3.0 and later 4.0 and later

Notes:

  • If you enter multiple style properties, separate each one with a semi-colon (;).

Example:
This is the first paragraph.<P ALIGN="RIGHT">This is the second paragraph.
How It Looks:
This is the first paragraph.

This is the second paragraph.


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