When designing forms in Simply Forms, both Label and Paragraph elements can display multi-line rich text content. However, they serve slightly different layout purposes, especially when it comes to spacing and visual grouping.
Key Differences: Spacing and Blank Lines
Both elements support:
- Multiple lines of text
- Rich text formatting (inline styling, links, etc.)
However, their rendering behavior differs:
- Label element
- Lines are displayed tightly, with no extra padding between lines
- Blank lines are not visible (empty lines collapse)
- Paragraph element
- Each paragraph includes vertical padding, creating visible spacing
- Blank lines are preserved and displayed as entered
As shown in the screenshot below, the first block is a Label element, and the second block is a Paragraph element.
Adding Multiple Paragraphs to a Form
When you need to add multiple paragraphs of text, you have two options:
- Use a single Paragraph element
- Insert multiple paragraphs within the same element
- Built-in paragraph spacing will separate them visually
- Use multiple Paragraph elements
- Add each paragraph as its own element
- Additional spacing will appear between elements
Keep in mind that spacing between separate elements is different from paragraph padding within a Paragraph element. Spacing between elements can be adjusted in the Theme Editor → Simply Form property panel to achieve your desired layout.
When to Use Each Element
Use a Label element when:
- You want compact multi-line text
- The text belongs closely to a specific input field
- No extra spacing between lines is desired
Use a Paragraph element when:
- You want readable body text or descriptions
- Content contains multiple paragraphs
- Visual separation between text blocks is important