This is the first paragraph of the page. You do not have to use the ending paragraph tag because Hypertext Markup Language assumes that if you use another paragraph tag, you want to start a new paragraph. You can use italics and boldface for emphasis. Blinking text - Note, the blinking effect only works in Netscape, not in Internet Explorer. Note that this paragraph and the one between the two lists do not start with paragraph tags.
Lists are block-level tags, containing automatic logical line breaks.
Heading tags are also block-level tags. I did not need the paragraph tag before my first paragraph because all heading tags include automatic line breaks. You may use this code as an example of simple, basic html. I have a page containing instructions for using Notepad for an html file and for going back and forth between the text editor and the browser. Change the code in the source file, and see what your changes do.