HTML <span> tag

HTML <span> tag is used as a generic container of inline elements. It is used for styling purpose to the grouped inline elements (using class and id attribute or inline style).

The <span> tag does not have any default meaning or rendering.

The <span> tag can be useful for the following task:

• To change the language of a part of the text.
• To change the color, font, background of a part of text using CSS
• To apply the scripts to the particular part of the text.

Note: HTML <span> is much similar as <div> tag, but <div> is used for block-level elements and <span> tag is used for inline elements.

Syntax

Following are some specifications about the HTML <span> tag

Example

Output:

Attribute:

Tag-specific attributes:

The <span> tag does not contain any specific attribute in HTML.

Global attribute:

The <span> tag supports the Global attributes in HTML.

Event attribute:

The <span> tag supports the Event attributes in HTML.

Supporting Browsers

Element	Chrome	IE	Firefox	Opera	Safari
<span>	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes