Paragraphs and breaks in HTML

Block text: paragraphs, a thematic break, and a line break where it matters.

<p>
  Practice is the whole trick. Type the same construct until your
  hands stop asking where the brackets live.
</p>
<hr>
<p>
  Rowan Vale<br>
  12 Pinewood Lane<br>
  Bristol
</p>

How it works

1. A p wraps a paragraph; browsers add the spacing.
2. hr marks a shift in topic, not a decorative line.
3. br belongs in addresses and verse, not between paragraphs.

The run, in numbers

Lines

10

Characters to type

173

Tokens

28

Three-star pace

60 tpm

At the three-star pace of 60 tokens a minute, this run takes about 28 seconds.

Type this snippet

Step 2 of 7 in Text & headings, step 5 of 28 in Document structure.

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