<p>

A paragraph is a group of related sentences that support a central idea.

(Text | <audio> | <dl> | <div> | <example> | <fig> | <image> | <lines> | <lq> | <note> | <object> | <ol> | <pre> | <simpletable> | <sl> | <table> | <ul> | <video> | <cite> | <include> | <keyword> | <ph> | <q> | <term> | <text> | <tm> | <xref> | <data> | <foreign> | <draft-comment> | <fn> | <indexterm> | <required-cleanup>)*

Contained by

<abstract>, <body>, <bodydiv>, <dd>, <desc>, <div>, <draft-comment>, <entry>, <example>, <fallback>, <fig>, <figgroup>, <fn>, <li>, <linkinfo>, <lq>, <note>, <section>, <stentry>

Contained by

- topic/p

The <p> element is a base element type. It is defined in the topic module.

The following attributes are available on this element: universal attributes.

The following attributes are available on this element: universal attributes.

Example

This section is non-normative.

The following code sample contains a paragraph:

<p>A paragraph is a group of related sentences that support a central 
idea. Paragraphs typically consist of three parts: a topic sentence, body sentences, 
and a concluding or bridging sentence.</p>