HTML Block and Inline Elements
Every HTML element has a default display value, depending on what
type of element it is.
There are two display values: block and inline.
Block-level Elements
A block-level element always starts on a new line, and the
browsers automatically add some space (a margin) before and after the element.
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>.
The <p> element defines a
paragraph in an HTML document.
The <div> element defines a
division or a section in an HTML document.
The <p> element is
a block-level element.
The
<div> element is a block-level element.
Example
<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>
<figure>
<footer>
<form>
<h1>-<h6>
<header>
<hr>
<li>
<main>
<nav>
<noscript>
<ol>
<p>
<pre>
<section>
<table>
<tfoot>
<ul>
<video>
Inline Elements
An inline element does not start on a new line.
An inline element only takes up as much width as necessary.
This is a
<span> element inside a paragraph.
Example
<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>
<var>
Note: An inline element cannot contain a
block-level element!
The <div> Element
The <div> element is often used as
a container for other HTML elements.
The <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:
Example
<div style="background-color:black;color:white;padding:20px;">
<h2>FixHub</h2>
<p>
FixHub
Blog is the easy free tutorial platform where you get the essential knowledge
what you need to know these at job sector.</p>
</div>
The <span> Element
The <span> element is an inline
container used to mark up a part of a text, or a part of a document.
The <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:
Example
<p>
FixHub Blog is the easy free tutorial <span style="color:blue;font-weight:bold;">blue</span> platform
where you get the essential knowledge <span style="color:darkolivegreen;font-weight:bold;"> what you need to know these </span> at job sector.</p>
Chapter Summary
- There
are two display values: block and inline
- A
block-level element always starts on a new line and takes up the full
width available
- An
inline element does not start on a new line and it only takes up as much
width as necessary
- The
<div>element is a block-level and is often used as a container for other HTML elements - The
<span>element is an inline container used to mark up a part of a text, or a part of a document
HTML Tags
|
Tag |
Description |
|
<div> |
Defines a section in a
document (block-level) |
|
<span> |
Defines a section in a
document (inline) |
