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# &lt;para&gt; (Visual C++)
The \<para> tag is for use inside a tag, such as [\<summary>](../ide/summary-visual-cpp.md), [\<remarks>](../ide/remarks-visual-cpp.md), or [\<returns>](../ide/returns-visual-cpp.md), and lets you add structure to the text.  
  
## Syntax  
  
```  
<para>content</para>  
```  
  
#### Parameters  
 `content`  
 The text of the paragraph.  
  
## Remarks  
 Compile with [/doc](../build/reference/doc-process-documentation-comments-c-cpp.md) to process documentation comments to a file.  
  
## Example  
 See [\<summary>](../ide/summary-visual-cpp.md) for an example of using \<para>.  
  
## See Also  
 [XML Documentation](../ide/xml-documentation-visual-cpp.md)