The <p> tag (paragraph tag) is used to make a paragraph in HTML. Any text written in this tag is rendered as a paragraph. It is one of the most common elements used in an HTML document.

<p>This is a paragraph.</p>

You can only use single space in a paragraph tag. Browsers will remove extra spaces found in the code.

<p>This is a pragraph with no extra spaces.</p> 
<p>This is a pragraph with      extra spaces.</p>

Output

This is a pragraph with no extra spaces.

This is a pragraph with extra spaces.

If you want extra spaces, use &nbsp;

<p>This is a pragraph with no extra spaces.</p> 
<p>This is a pragraph with &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; extra spaces.</p>

Output

This is a pragraph with no extra spaces.

This is a pragraph with     extra spaces.