String to HTML Paragraphs
Convert plain text to HTML paragraphs. Each paragraph (blank-line separated) becomes a <p> tag.
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About String to HTML Paragraphs
This tool converts plain text into HTML paragraphs. Blocks separated by blank lines become individual <p> elements.
Useful for CMS content, email templates and converting copy to HTML.
HTML Paragraph Best Practices
| Element | Purpose | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| <p> | Paragraph text | Block-level, auto margins |
| <br> | Line break | Inline break within block |
| <div> | Generic container | No semantic meaning |
| <article> | Self-contained content | Blog posts, articles |
| <section> | Themed grouping | Chapter, tabbed content |
Frequently Asked Questions
- How are paragraphs detected?
- Paragraphs are blocks of text separated by one or more blank lines. Single line breaks within a block are preserved.
- Are special characters escaped?
- Yes. Ampersands, angle brackets, and quotes are automatically HTML-escaped to prevent markup injection.
- Can I customize the output tags?
- This tool outputs
tags only. For other elements like
or , you would need to post-process the output.- What happens to leading/trailing whitespace?
- Each paragraph block is trimmed before wrapping. Internal whitespace within paragraphs is preserved.
- Does it handle nested HTML?
- Input is treated as plain text. Any HTML in the input will be escaped, not preserved as markup.
- How do I add CSS classes?
- Post-process the output with find/replace, changing
to
as needed.