<p>: The Paragraph element - HTML

`Styling paragraphs`

By default, browsers separate paragraphs with a single blank line. Alternate separation methods, such as first-line indentation, can be achieved with CSS:

`HTML`

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  Separating paragraphs with blank lines is easiest for readers to scan, but
  they can also be separated by indenting their first lines. This is often used
  to take up less space, such as to save paper in print.



  Writing that is intended to be edited, such as school papers and rough drafts,
  uses both blank lines and indentation for separation. In finished works,
  combining both is considered redundant and amateurish.



  In very old writing, paragraphs were separated with a special character: ¶,
  the pilcrow. Nowadays, this is considered claustrophobic and hard to
  read.



  How hard to read? See for yourself:

`CSS`

css

p {
  margin: 0;
  text-indent: 3ch;
}

p.pilcrow {
  text-indent: 0;
  display: inline;
}
p.pilcrow + p.pilcrow::before {
  content: " ¶ ";
}

`JavaScript`

js

document.querySelector("button").addEventListener("click", (event) => {
  document.querySelectorAll("p").forEach((paragraph) => {
    paragraph.classList.toggle("pilcrow");
  });

  [event.target.innerText, event.target.dataset.toggleText] = [
    event.target.dataset.toggleText,
    event.target.innerText,
  ];
});

`Result`

`Technical summary`

Content categories Flow content, palpable content.

Permitted content Phrasing content.

Tag omission

The start tag is required. The end tag may be omitted if the

element is immediately followed by an