Heading and Paragraph Tags in HTML

Anuradha GuptaAnuradha Gupta
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Heading tags are used to define headings or titles for sections of content. There are six levels of heading tags in HTML, ranging from <h1> to <h6>, with <h1> being the highest level and <h6> being the lowest level.

  • <h1>: Represents the most important heading.

  • <h2>: Represents a heading of slightly lesser importance than <h1>.

  • <h3> to <h6>: Represent headings of decreasing importance.

Example:

htmlCopy code<h1>This is a Heading level 1</h1>
<h2>This is a Heading level 2</h2>
<h3>This is a Heading level 3</h3>

Paragraph Tag:

The <p> tag is used to define a paragraph of text. Paragraphs are typically used to group together sentences or blocks of text that form a cohesive unit within a web page.

Example:

htmlCopy code<p>This is a paragraph of text. It can contain multiple sentences and spans multiple lines.</p>

Example of Usage:

htmlCopy code<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
    <meta charset="UTF-8">
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
    <title>Heading and Paragraph Tags</title>
</head>
<body>
    <h1>Main Heading</h1>

    <h2>Subheading</h2>

    <p>This is a paragraph of text. It can contain multiple sentences and spans multiple lines.</p>

    <h3>Another Subheading</h3>

    <p>This is another paragraph of text.</p>
</body>
</html>

In this example, <h1> represents the main heading of the page, <h2> represents a subheading, and <p> represents paragraphs of text. The use of these tags helps organize and structure the content of the web page, making it easier to read and understand for both users and search engines.

Check out more tutorials:

HyperLink and Anchor Tag in HTML

HTML Form Tag

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