`<p>`

The <p> element is a single paragraph containing a single main idea.

Content models

See appendix for information about this element in OASIS document type shells.

Inheritance

- topic/p

Example

This section is non-normative.

<p>This paragraph contains text that should be of
interest. It might give details about my company, or an explanation
of how my product is used, or it might be a short review of the book
I read last week.</p>

Content model

Contained by

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

Zero or more of the following

Text
<boolean>
<cite>
<data>
<data-about>
<div>
<dl>
<draft-comment>
<fig>
<fn>
<foreign>
<image>
<indexterm>
<indextermref>
<keyword>
<lines>
<lq>
<note>
<object>
<ol>
<ph>
<pre>
<q>
<required-cleanup>
<simpletable>
<sl>
<state>
<table>
<term>
<text>
<tm>
<ul>
<unknown>
<xref>

Contained by

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

Inheritance

- topic/p

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

Attributes

The following attributes are available on this element: Universal attribute group and outputclass.