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HTML <span> tag

Example

A text with a span element that can be styled with CSS:

<p>My mother has <span class="blue">light blue</span> eyes.</p>

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Definition and Usage

The <span> tag provides no visual change by itself.

The <span> tag provides a way to add a hook to a part of a text or a part of a document.

When the text is hooked in a span element you can add styles to the content, or manipulate the content with for example JavaScript.

Browser Support

Internet Explorer Firefox Opera Google Chrome Safari

The <span> tag is supported in all major browsers.

Differences Between HTML and XHTML

NONE

Standard Attributes

id, class, title, style, dir, lang, xml:lang

For a full description, go to Standard Attributes.

Event Attributes

onclick, ondblclick, onmousedown, onmouseup, onmouseover, onmousemove, onmouseout, onkeypress, onkeydown, onkeyup

For a full description, go to Event Attributes.

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