Making Paragraphs

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A paragraph is ended by one or more completely blank lines — lines not containing even a %. A blank line should not appear where a new paragraph cannot be started, such as in math mode or in the argument of a sectioning command.

\indent

Command:

    \indent 

This produces a horizontal space whose width equals the width of the paragraph indentation. It is used to add paragraph indentation where it would otherwise be suppressed.

\noindent

Command:

    \noindent 

When used at the beginning of the paragraph, it suppresses the paragraph indentation. It has no effect when used in the middle of a paragraph.

\par

Command:

    \par 

Equivalent to a blank line; often used to make command or environment definitions easier to read.

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