HTML: Headings and Paragraphs

Now that you know how to create a basic web page you'll begin to work with some common elements such as headings and paragraphs.

<h1> defines the largest heading. <h6> defines the smallest heading.

<h1>This is a heading</h1>
<h2>This is a heading</h2>
<h3>This is a heading</h3>

Paragraphs
Paragraphs are defined with the <p> tag.

<p>This is a paragraph</p>
<p>This is another paragraph</p>

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

<p>This is on one line <br />
and this is on another.</p>

Horizontal Rules
Use the <hr /> tag if you want to separate content on a page with a horizontal rule

<p>This is above the rule
<hr />
and this is below it.</p>

HTML Formatting Tags
HTML uses tags like <b> and <i> for formatting output, like bold or italic text. These HTML tags are called formatting tags.

Examples
Here is an example of three sections of text. Top and bottom are both paragraphs while the center is a blockquote.

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