Cannot add empty space to pages

There are several methods to insert blank lines. I use <p>&nbsp;</p>.

For horizontal space, I just use multiple  .

My wordpress deletes the <p> </p>. Thanks, though!

Shut off visual editor and edit in HTML mode.

And never turn on visual editor again.

@bravewolf, did you put   between the <p> tags like this <p>&nbsp;</p>?

I find <br class="blank" /> works to give a hard line feed, it will survive a shift from html to visual views.