HTML Paragraphs

HTML Paragraphs

Paragraphs are defined with the <p> tag.

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HTML Line Breaks

Use the <br /> tag if you want a line break (a new line) without starting a new paragraph

The <br /> element is an empty HTML element. It has no end tag.

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HTML Output

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In XHTML, XML, elements with no end tag (closing tag) are not allowed.

Even if <br> works in all browsers, writing <br /> instead works better in XHTML and XML applications.

You cannot be sure how HTML will be displayed. Large or small screens, and resized windows will create different results.

With HTML, you cannot change the output by adding extra spaces or extra lines in your HTML code.

The browser will remove extra spaces and extra lines when the page is displayed. Any number of lines count as one line, and any number of spaces count as one space.

HTML Headings

HTML Headings

Headings are defined with the <h1> to <h6> tags.

Use HTML headings for headings only. Don't use headings to make text BIG or bold.

Search engines use your headings to index the structure and content of your web pages.

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HTML Lines

The <hr /> tag creates a horizontal line in an HTML page.

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HTML Comments

Headings are defined with the <!--your comment here--> tag.

Comments are ignored by the browser and are not displayed.

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How to View HTML Source

To find out, right-click in the page and select "View Source" (IE) 

or "View Page Source" (Firefox), or similar for other browsers.