Space before and after <p> element

Question

Hello everybody!

I have a question.

I am a bit confused about the space before and after the <p> element.

If I want to add a paragraph, I should write the <p> element.
--> <p>This is a paragraph.</p>

But is this notation also right?
--> <p> This is a paragraph. </p>

Are spaces before and after <p> elements allowed?

Thank you!

Greets
Imane

Answer 1

They are allowed, but they will typically be truncated in the browser output (unless you override that default behavior).

Answer 2

Hi Imane , what you are confused about is called white space collapsing. A browser automatically corrects any extra space between words in between elements. That's why it won't display your normal line break using enter key unless you use the <br/> element

You can take the advantage to make your code easier to read and neat. .