The line break <br> ends the line you are working on. Your next entry will appear on the next line. The <br> tag does not have a closing tag.
Note: Closing a paragraph drops the next entry 2 lines. Using the line break <br> tag drops only 1 line. The Paragraph tag set <p> </p> defines a paragraph just as spacing does in other text. Paragraphs of 4 lines or less are easy to read on web pages. Start the text next to the <p> tag. Do not leave any spaces. The </p> tag goes immediately at the end of the text. No spaces in between. The <p> tag must always be closed with </p>.
The align= is not a tag. It is an attribute. It can be used with tags to modify a tag’s function. The attribute is placed inside the brackets of the tag it effects. There must be a space between the tag and the attribute.
An attribute must have a value. The = is part of the attribute. The align= is used to set the placement of a paragraph or image.
Values that can be used with align= are:
When align= is used to place a paragraph, the </p> must always be used after the text or image it effects.
The <center> tag set will center the text or image on the line. The <center> tag must always be closed. The <center> tag is from an older version of html. The align= attribute is the preferred way to center an item.
The italics tag set <i> uses the lowercase “i” to show fonts in italics. All text within the tags will be italicized.
The emphasis tag set <em> is primarily for text readers. They add a verbal emphasis to the word. Most browsers will treat it as italics.
The bold tag set <b>displays text in bold.
The strong emphasis <strong> provides a stronger verbal emphasis when read by a text reader. It usually shows in bold.
The horizontal rule tag <hr> creates a horizontal line across the page. The effect of <hr> does not continue after the line so it does not require closing. The <hr> can be used with an attribute such as width= and a percentage to adjust the width of the line. The align= can then be used to adjust the placement of the line. By adding size= attribute and a number, you can determine the thickness of your line.
The noshade attribute will make you line appear solid rather than grooved. Most attributes must be inside quotation marks. noshade is an exception. Quotation marks are not used. These attributes can be used in combination to control the appearance, size and location of your line.
The underline tag set <u> is seldom used. It will create a line under text but can cause confusion because it makes the text look like it is a link.
The heading tag set <h1> -</h1> to <h6> - </h6> will create a heading. Do not confuse this with either your title or head tag sets. The heading tag set can be used to give a heading to a paragraph, section or name for an image. The number determines the size of the font.
The largest heading should be placed higher on the page than smaller headings. Heading tags create bold so it is unnecessary to use bold here. Heading tags also add a blank line above and below the heading so a paragraph tag is not used.
The <blockquote> tag set is used to set a section apart by indenting it slightly from the previous text. It does not require paragraph tags. It must be closed to return to the previous line placement.