Why is the </p> all the way to the end and not when the sentance ends in this example?

Question

example:
<p align="center">
This is a text.
<hr width="50%" align="left" />
</p>

And why not like this
<p align="center">
This is a text. </p>
<hr width="50%" align="left" />

Answer 1

Hi Stephanie, putting the closing tag in a new line is just a matter of preference and readability.

<p> This is a text </p>

is the same as

<p>
This is a text
</p>

The second one is much better for readability especially if there are lots of nested elements.

Regarding the <hr> tag, it's also a matter of preference depending on your desired results.