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Div and span

From Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Div and span are HTML tags. They are used for changing the style of web pages.

The div tag is a generic block-level element used for associating and grouping together a larger chunk of a web page – usually a section such as a header, footer, the main content, and so on.

The span tag is an inline element that you use to make a smaller part of content stand out with CSS or JavaScript. You shouldn't nest span unless you thoroughly know what you're doing – but you can put multiple span tags within a block-level element.

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Examples

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For example, to make a certain part of text inside a paragraph red, span can be used as follows:

HTML syntax
(web code used to add formatting to text)
Rendered output
(as seen by visitors of the webpage)
I am <span style="color: red;">red</span> and I am <span style="color: blue;">blue</span>!

I am red and I am blue!


References

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  1. "Span VS Div HTML Tags – What is the Difference?". freeCodeCamp.org. 2021-09-08. Retrieved 2023-04-13.