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<P> defines paragraph boundaries for normal HTML text, this mark is used to signify the begining of a new paragraph.
This tag can have a closing element of </P> although it is ignored by most browsers.
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<P> is legal within:
<BLOCKQUOTE> <BODY> <DD> <FORM> <LI>
The DTD for this tag defines it's use to signify the beginning of a new paragraph, however it can be used just as effectively to signify the end of a paragraph. The common use of this tag is to place it at the end of a line or paragraph so that it acts similar to a carriage return/line feed.
Paragraphs are a fundamental unit of text, used to break the flow of ideas or information into related chunks. Good writing style calls for regular use of paragraphs, and for treating each idea or concept separately in its own paragraph.
There once was an old woman who lived in a shoe. She had so many children she
didn't know what to do.<P>
Last week, I went to the grocery store and met a man who had a big purple
hat.<P>