Ckeditor adds empty paragraphs when applying a style

Question

My CKEditor is adding a lot of unnecessary tags when applying a style to a selected paragraph

I initiate CKeditor with the following html:

Answer 1

Or, if all fails, you can use the CSS selector pseudo-class ':empty' and give it a 'display:none'. In practice, you add this line to your CSS:

p:empty {
  display:none
}

I understand it's a dirty solution but it works perfectly in most cases and has minimal inpact on design and functionality.