Language References

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Specifies an inline text container.

HTML 4, 4.01, 5

HTML Syntax

<span
   class = classname
   datafld = colname
   dataformatas = html | text
   datasrc = #id
   id = value
   style = css properties
   title = text
   event = script
>

The SPAN element encloses an inline section of content. A SPAN is especially useful for applying CSS styles to specific sections within a block.

To enclose blocks of content, authors can use the DIV element.

SPAN Members

<p>Here is a sentence with <span style="color:blue;
  font:italic bold 11pt bookman,times,serif">a span
  of text in bold, italic blue serif.</span></p>

Here is a sentence with a span of text in bold, italic blue serif.

DIV