P paragraph XHTML 1.0 Transitional

Purpose

paragraph

Description

This element encloses text in a paragraph.

Start tag

Required

Attributes

Name	Type	Default	Comment
align	( left \| center \| right \| justify )	#IMPLIED	text alignment
class	CDATA	#IMPLIED	space-separated list of classes
dir	( ltr \| rtl )	#IMPLIED	direction for weak/neutral text
id	ID	#IMPLIED	document-wide unique id
lang	NMTOKEN	#IMPLIED	language code (backwards compatible); language code as RFC3066
onclick	CDATA	#IMPLIED	a pointer button was clicked; script expression
ondblclick	CDATA	#IMPLIED	a pointer button was double clicked; script expression
onkeydown	CDATA	#IMPLIED	a key was pressed down; script expression
onkeypress	CDATA	#IMPLIED	a key was pressed and released; script expression
onkeyup	CDATA	#IMPLIED	a key was released; script expression
onmousedown	CDATA	#IMPLIED	a pointer button was pressed down; script expression
onmousemove	CDATA	#IMPLIED	a pointer was moved within; script expression
onmouseout	CDATA	#IMPLIED	a pointer was moved away; script expression
onmouseover	CDATA	#IMPLIED	a pointer was moved onto; script expression
onmouseup	CDATA	#IMPLIED	a pointer button was released; script expression
style	CDATA	#IMPLIED	associated style info; style sheet data
title	CDATA	#IMPLIED	advisory title; text used for titles
xml:lang	NMTOKEN	#IMPLIED	language code (as per XML 1.0 spec); language code as RFC3066

Content

( #PCDATA | a | br | span | bdo | object | applet | img | map | iframe | tt | i | b | u | s | strike | big | small | font | basefont | em | strong | dfn | code | q | samp | kbd | var | cite | abbr | acronym | sub | sup | input | select | textarea | label | button | ins | del | script )*

End tag

Required

Referenced in

address applet blockquote body button center dd del div fieldset form iframe ins li map noframes noscript object td th

Example

Source

Appearance

<h2>Paragraphs</h2>
This is a paragraph with its align attribute set at default. This is a
paragraph with its align attribute set at default. This is a paragraph with its
align attribute set at default. This is a paragraph with its align attribute
set at default.
This is right-aligned paragraph. This is right-aligned
paragraph. This is right-aligned paragraph. This is right-aligned
paragraph.
The paragraph element with its align attribute set to
"center" is a substitute for the <a href="center.html">CENTER</a> element.
Centered paragraph. Centered paragraph. Centered paragraph. Centered paragraph.
Centered paragraph.
The paragraph element with its align attribute set to
"justify." This is a justified paragraph. This is a justified paragraph. This
is a justified paragraph. This is a justified paragraph. This is a justified
paragraph. This is a justified paragraph. This is a justified paragraph. This
is a justified paragraph. This is a justified paragraph. This is a justified
paragraph. This is a justified paragraph. This is a justified paragraph.

Paragraphs

This is a paragraph with its align attribute set at default. This is a paragraph with its align attribute set at default. This is a paragraph with its align attribute set at default. This is a paragraph with its align attribute set at default.

This is right-aligned paragraph. This is right-aligned paragraph. This is right-aligned paragraph. This is right-aligned paragraph.

The paragraph element with its align attribute set to "center" is a substitute for the CENTER element. Centered paragraph. Centered paragraph. Centered paragraph. Centered paragraph. Centered paragraph.

The paragraph element with its align attribute set to "justify." This is a justified paragraph. This is a justified paragraph. This is a justified paragraph. This is a justified paragraph. This is a justified paragraph. This is a justified paragraph. This is a justified paragraph. This is a justified paragraph. This is a justified paragraph. This is a justified paragraph. This is a justified paragraph. This is a justified paragraph.