The element <P>
is used to denote a paragraph,
and is used whenever you wish to separate two blocks of
text as logical paragraphs.
In general you do not need paragraph marks around headings, list elements, ADDRESS elements, or BLOCKQUOTES: these elements manage their own spacing.
For example, the above text, including the heading, was marked up as follows:
<H1> 4.2 Marking Paragraphs with HTML </H1> <p> The element <P> is used to denote a paragraph break, and is used whenever you wish to separate two blocks of text as logical paragraphs. <p> In general you do <em>not</em> need paragraph marks around headings, list elements, <a href="address.html"> ADDRESS</a> elements, or <a href="blockquote.html"> BLOCKQUOTES</a>: these elements manage their own spacing. <p> For example, the above text, including the heading, was marked up as follows: