How replace a character with another character in css?

i want to display with help css a character with another character. In my page wordpress i have a code like this:

</span>
                <span class="address-place">
                 <?php echo the_excerpt (); ?>
                 <hr>
            </span>

This code display this line:

< p >Adult Care Home in SE Portland hiring a live-in caregiver; must speak English, be able to perform the job duties…

I want to replace < p > with another character like nothing or something else in css? I don't need to display that character in my description and i want to hide him but in css because my edit page generate < p > tags.

Display image in site:

Thanks