Text Phrases and Paragraphs

Text phrases (or blocks) can be structured to suit a specific purpose, such as creating a paragraph. This should not be confused with modifying the formatting of the text.

<address>...</address>

Usage	Provides a special format for author or contact information.
Attributes	core, i18n, events.
Notes	The <br /> element is commonly used inside the <address> element to break the lines of an address.

<blockquote>...</blockquote>

Usage	Used to display long quotations.
Attributes	core, i18n, events.
	cite="..." The URL of the quoted text.

<br />

Usage	Forces a line break.
Attributes	core, i18n, events.
	clear="..." Sets the location where the next line begins after a floating object (none, left, right, all).

<div>...</div>

Usage	The division element is used to add structure to a block of text.
Attributes	core, i18n, events.
Notes	Cannot be used within a <p> element.

<em>...</em>

Usage	Emphasized text.
Attributes	core, i18n, events.

<h1>...</h1><h6>...</h6>

Usage	The six headings (H1 is uppermost, or most important) are used in the body to structure information in a hierarchical fashion.
Attributes	core, i18n, events.
Notes	Visual browsers display the size of the headings in relation to their importance, <h1> being the largest and <h6> the smallest.

<p>...</p>

Usage	Defines a paragraph.
Attributes	core, i18n, events.

<pre>...</pre>

Usage	Displays preformatted text.
Attributes	core, i18n, events.
	width="..." The width of the formatted text.

<strong>...</strong>

Usage	Stronger emphasis.
Attributes	core, i18n, events.

_...

Usage	Creates subscript.
Attributes	core, i18n, events.

^...

Usage	Creates superscript.
Attributes	core, i18n, events.