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HTML 5 <span> tag

Definition and Usage

The <span> tag is used to group inline-elements in a document.

Differences Between HTML 4.01 and HTML 5

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Tips and Notes

Tip: Use the <span> tag to group inline-elements to format them with styles

Example

Source Output
<p>This is a paragraph <span style="color:#0000FF;">This is a paragraph</span> This is a paragraph</p>

<p>
<span style="color:#00DD45;">
This is another paragraph
</span>
</p>

This is a paragraph This is a paragraph This is a paragraph

This is another paragraph

Standard Attributes

class, contenteditable, contextmenu, dir, draggable, id, irrelevant, lang, ref, registrationmark, tabindex, template, title

For a full description, go to Standard Attributes in HTML 5.

Event Attributes

onabort, onbeforeunload, onblur, onchange, onclick, oncontextmenu, ondblclick, ondrag, ondragend, ondragenter, ondragleave, ondragover, ondragstart, ondrop, onerror, onfocus, onkeydown, onkeypress, onkeyup, onload, onmessage, onmousedown, onmousemove, onmouseover, onmouseout, onmouseup, onmousewheel, onresize, onscroll, onselect, onsubmit, onunload

For a full description, go to Event Attributes in HTML 5.

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