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Every HTML element has a default display value, depending on what type of element it is. The two most common display values are block and inline.
A block-level element always starts on a new line, and the browsers automatically add some space (a margin) before and after the element.
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A block - level element always takes up the full width available(stretches out to the left and right as far as it can). Two commonly used block elements are: <p> and <div>.
<p> element defines a paragraph in an HTML document.
<div> element defines a division or a section in an HTML document.
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The < p > element is a block - level element.
The < div > element is a block - level element.Formula
< p > Hello World </p >
< div > Hello World </div >
Here are the block - level elements in HTML:<address> <article> <aside> <blockquote> <canvas> <dd> <div> <dl> <dt> <fieldset> <figcaption> <figure> <footer> <form> <h1>-<h6> <header> <hr> <li> <main> <nav> <noscript> <ol> <p> <pre> <section> <table> <tfoot> <ul> <video>
An inline element does not start on a new line. An inline element only takes up as much width as necessary.
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This is a < span > element inside a paragraph.Formula
< span > Hello World </span >Here are the inline elements in HTML: <a> <abbr> <acronym> <b> <bdo> <big> <br> <button> <cite> <code> <dfn> <em> <i> <img> <input> <kbd> <label> <map> <object> <output> <q> <samp> <script> <select> <small> <span> <strong> <sub> <sup> <textarea> <time> <tt>
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An inline element cannot contain a block - level element!
The < div > Element<div> element is often used as a container for other HTML elements.
<div> element has no required attributes, but style, class and id are common. When used together with CSS, the <div> element can be used to style blocks of content:
<div style="background-color:black;color:white;padding:20px;">Formula
< h2 > London </h2 ><p>London is the capital city of England. It is the most populous city in the United Kingdom, with a metropolitan area of over 13 million inhabitants.</p> </div>
<div> element in the next chapter.
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The < span > Element<span> element is an inline container used to mark up a part of a text, or a part of a document.
<span> element has no required attributes, but style, class and id are common. When used together with CSS, the <span> element can be used to style parts of the text:
<p>My mother has <span style="color:blue;font-weight:bold;">blue</span> eyes and my father has <span style="color:darkolivegreen;font-weight:bold;">dark green</span> eyes.</p>Formula
A block - level element always starts on a new line and takes up the full width availableAn inline element does not start on a new line and it only takes up as much width as necessary
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element is a block - level element and is often used as a container for other HTML elements<span> element is an inline container used to mark up a part of a text, or a part of a document
<div>
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Defines a section in a document (block - level)<span> Defines a section in a document (inline) For a complete list of all available HTML tags, visit our HTML Tag Reference.