1. Paragraphs, Line Breaks, and Horizontal Lines

 <p>  </p> ,  <br> ,  <hr>  (04/08/2006)

Section 1:

• Surround your paragraphs with the  <p>  </p> tags for a paragraph.
• The  <br>  tag starts a new line without skipping any space.
• To draw a line across the screen, use  <hr>  (for "horizontal rule").

Tag	How to use it	What it looks like
<p> </p>	<p> Bid on my item! </p> <p> You'll enjoy it! </p>	Bid on my item! You'll enjoy it!
<br>	Bid on my item! <br> You'll enjoy it!	Bid on my item! You'll enjoy it!
<hr>	Bid on my item! <hr> You'll enjoy it!	Bid on my item! You'll enjoy it!

Attribute for <P ...> ALIGN = LEFT | CENTER | RIGHT | JUSTIFY ALIGN indicates the alignment of the paragraph. <P ALIGN=LEFT> This is aligned left. This is the default. </P> <P ALIGN=CENTER> This is aligned center. </P> <P ALIGN=RIGHT> This is aligned right. </P> produces This is aligned left. This is the default. This is aligned center. This is aligned right.

<BR ...> <BR ...> inserts a single carriage return. Whereas <P ...> indicates the start of a new paragraph, <BR ...> only implies a carriage return within the same paragraph. <BR ...> is usually rendered with a single carriage return. For example, this code: There once was a man from Nantucket<BR> Who kept all his dough in a bucket<BR> His daughter name Nan<BR> Ran away with a man<BR> And as for the bucket, Nantucket produces this There once was a man from Nantucket Who kept all his dough in a bucket His daughter name Nan Ran away with a man And as for the bucket, Nantucket

Attribute for <HR ...> WIDTH = "width expression" WIDTH sets the horizontal width of the rule. You can express the size in pixels or as a percentage. <HR WIDTH="50%"> <HR WIDTH="100%"> <HR WIDTH="200"> <HR WIDTH="300"> Attribute for <HR ...> ALIGN = LEFT | RIGHT | CENTER ALIGN sets the alignment of the rule. ALIGN is only useful if you also use WIDTH. <HR WIDTH="40%" ALIGN=LEFT> <HR WIDTH="40%" ALIGN=CENTER> <HR WIDTH="40%" ALIGN=RIGHT> gives us