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Learning HTML - Block Elements

Headings
Heading tags run from H1 through H6.
  <h1>Heading Level One</h1>
  <h2>Heading Level Two</h2>
  <h3>Heading Level Three</h3>
  <h4>Heading Level Four</h4>
  <h5>Heading Level Five</h5>
  <h6>Heading Level Six</h6>

Heading Level One

Heading Level Two

Heading Level Three

Heading Level Four

Heading Level Five
Heading Level Six
Regular Paragraphs
Text which needs no special formatting is enclosed in P tags.

<p>Just an ordinary
paragraph.</p>

Just an ordinary paragraph.

All text within an HTML document should be surrounded by an appropriate tag; Leave no text untagged!

Pre Formated Text
To display text in which all the spacing is preserved and in which all the characters align in columns like an old computer printout, use PRE tags. 
<pre>
This text will
     not be reformatted
           by html.                --all spacing is preserved
</pre>

Except for the contents of PRE (pre-formatted) elements, only one consecutive space is recognized and line breaks are treated as spaces. The appropriate display of tabs is not defined in html.

Block Quotes

The BLOCKQUOTE element is used to indicate a section of quoted text, and is commonly indented.

<blockquote>
  <p>
    They went in single file, running like hounds on a
    strong scent, and an eager light was in their eyes.
    Nearly due west the broad swath of the marching Orcs
    tramped its ugly slot; the sweet grass of Rohan had
    been bruised and blackened as they passed.
  </p>
</blockquote>

They went in single file, running like hounds on a strong scent, and an eager light was in their eyes. Nearly due west the broad swath of the marching Orcs tramped its ugly slot; the sweet grass of Rohan had been bruised and blackened as they passed.

The Address
The ADDRESS element usually displays at the bottom of a page, and is used to to provide contact information, and a modification date.

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