To me, it seems unclear as if the second paragraph text (inner) has the margin or simply the paragraph text causes the "third paragraph" to have leading space (or second has trailing space).

From what I'm seeing, the and tags will add margin before and after the text. This is why you see a space before the text not using the tags that is entered immediately after the but no space when text is added following text without a

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Posted April 20, 2021 2:08am by

1:38 "Second Paragraph has a Bottom Margin"

To me, it seems unclear as if the second paragraph text (inner) has the margin or simply the paragraph text causes the "third paragraph" to have leading space (or second has trailing space).

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April 22, 2021 2:25am

From what I'm seeing, the and tags will add margin before and after the text. This is why you see a space before the text not using the tags that is entered immediately after the but no space when text is added following text without a

May 18, 2022 12:20am

That is exactly my understanding, ensures that inside text is treated as a separate paragraph. Text typed after will automatically start after the margin.

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