HTML5 <span> Tag

Example A text with a span element that is styled with CSS: <p>My mother has <span style="color:lightblue">light blue</span> eyes.</p> Try it yourself »

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Definition and Usage

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

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.

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Differences Between HTML 4.01 and HTML5

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Tips and Notes

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

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Standard Attributes

The <span> tag also supports the Standard Attributes in HTML5.

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Event Attributes

The <span> tag also supports the Event Attributes in HTML5.

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