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HTML HTML Basics Images, Text and Links Creating Breaks in Content

Melanie Brown
Melanie Brown
814 Points
Posted by Melanie Brown
Melanie Brown
814 Points

<br> vs. <p>

Is there a difference in using <br> and <p>, for instance in the example from the video, on an address? Thanks in advance!

Melanie Brown
Melanie Brown
814 Points
Melanie Brown
Melanie Brown
814 Points

Nevermind! I did it and learned the difference.

<p> puts space between the lines of text whereas <br> makes it a block of text.

2 Answers

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points

I think you may have that backwards, <br> gives you a new line and <p> puts the contents in a block (with margins).

Also, <br> is an empty element with only a start tag, but <p> encloses content with both a start and end ("</p>") tag.

For more details, see the MDN pages for <br> and <p>.

Melanie Brown
Melanie Brown
814 Points
Melanie Brown
Melanie Brown
814 Points

Thanks Steven, I see what you mean! In this case, though, I was referring to the address example, specifically, from this video.