HTML Tags - Span Tag

What is the HTML <span> tag ?

HTML <span> tag is used for grouping and applying styles to inline elements.

HTML <span> tag is helpful for applying styles on inline elements or content.

HTML <span> tag is similar to the HTML <div> element, but <div> is a block-level element and <span> is an inline element.

HTML <span> tag has an opening <span> tag and closing <span> tag.

How HTML <span> tag works ?

HTML span tag is used to grouping of inline-elements.

Note : HTML <span> tag is easily styled by CSS or manipulated with JavaScript using the class or id attribute.

Why is the HTML <span> tag used ?

HTML <span> tag is used to change the language of a part of the text.

HTML <span> tag is used to change the color, font, background of a part of text using CSS properties.

HTML <span> tag is used to apply the scripts to a particular part of the text.

What is the difference between <div> and <span> tag ?

The difference between the div tag and the span tag is that the div tag is used with block-level elements and the span tag is used with inline elements.

HTML <div> tag creates a line break and by default by creating a division between the text that comes after the tag begins and until the tag ends with </div>.

HTML <div> tag creates separate boxes or containers for all elements inside this tag like text, images, and paragraphs.

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Syntax :

<span class="">Some Text.............</span>

Example 1 : Span Tag

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
        <title>HTML span tag</title>

        <!-- style for span tag -->
        <style type=text/css>
                span{
                color: brown;
                text-decoration: underline;
                font-style: italic;
                font-weight: bold;
                font-size: 26px;
                }
        </style>
</head>
<body>
        <h2>Welcome To CSTechbook</h2>
        <span>Hello</br>
        How are you ?</br>
        Welcome to our tutorial website.</span></br>
</body>
</html>

Output :

Example 2 : Multiple Span Tag

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
        <title>HTML span tag</title>

        <!-- style for span tag -->
        <style type=text/css>
                span{
                color: brown;
                text-decoration: underline;
                font-style: italic;
                font-weight: bold;
                font-size: 26px;
                }
        </style>
</head>
<body>
        <h2>Welcome To CSTechbook</h2>
        <span>Hello</span></br>
        <span>How are you ?</span></br>
        <span>Welcome to our tutorial website.</span></br>
</body>
</html>

Output :

Example 3 : Multiple Span Tag with inline CSS properties

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
        <title>HTML span tag</title>
</head>
<body>
        <h2>Welcome To CSTechbook</h2>
        <span style="color:blue;
		text-decoration: underline;
                font-style: italic;
                font-weight: bold;
                font-size: 30px;">Hello</span></br>
        <span style="color: green;
                text-decoration: underline;
                font-style: italic;
                font-weight: bold;
                font-size: 25px;
		">How are you ?</span></br>
        <span style="color: red;
                text-decoration: underline;
                font-style: italic;
                font-weight: bold;
                font-size: 20px;
	">Welcome to our tutorial website.</span></br>
</body>
</html>

Output :

Example 4 : Span Tag with Javascript Event.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
        <h2>Welcome to CSTechbook</h2>
        <p> <span id="demo"
                style="background-color:yellow;font-size: 30px;">Welcome to CSTechbook</span>
        A computer Science portal for Geeks</p>

        <!-- creating button in java script -->
        <button type="button" onclick=
                "document.getElementById('demo').innerHTML =
                                'CSTechbook'">Click to Modify Text</button>
</body>
</html>

Output :

Output : After Clicking Button

<span> Tag Attributes

HTML <span> tag does not support any specific attributes.

Global Attributes

HTML <span> tag support following global attributes.

Sno	Attributes	Value	Description
1	id	unique_name	Declared unique id for an element.
2	class	class_name	Declared one or more classnames for an element.
3	style	styles	CSS inline styles specify an element.
4	title	title	Specify extra details of element contain, this will display as a “tooltip” for an elements.

Event Attributes

HTML <span> tag support following event attributes.

Sno	Attributes	Value	Description
1	onfocus	script	element gets focus on object when script tobe run.
2	onblur	script	element lose the focus on object when scrip tobe run.
3	onabort	script	element gets aborted on object when script tobe run.
4	onchange	script	element gets anytime change on object when script tobe run.
5	onbeforeunload	script	element gets unloaded on object when scrip tobe run.
6	onclick	script	clicked on object when script tobe run.
7	ondblclick	script	double click on object when script tobe run.
8	onkeydown	script	key is pressed when script tobe run.
9	onkeypress	script	key is pressed over element then released when script tobe run.
10	onkeyup	script	key is released over element when script tobe run.
11	onmousedown	script	mouse button was pressed over an element when script tobe run.
12	onmouseout	script	mouse pointer release over an element when script tobe run.
13	onmousemove	script	run mouse pointer moved when script tobe run.
14	onmouseover	script	run mouse pointer move over when script tobe run.
15	onmouseup	script	mouse button is released when script tobe run.
16	onreset	script	form has been reset when script tobe run.
17	onselect	script	Select some content when script tobe run.
18	onsubmit	script	form has been submitted when script tobe run.
19	onload	script	object has load when script tobe run.
20	onchange	script	allow to change the object when script tobe run.
21	onunload	script	unload to the browser window when script tobe run.
22	ondrag	script	element being dragged when script tobe run.
23	ondragend	script	element being stop dragged when script tobe run.
24	ondragenter	script	element being go target dragged when script tobe run.
25	ondragleave	script	element being leave to target dragged when script tobe run.
26	ondragover	script	element being over to target dragged when script tobe run.
27	ondragstart	script	element being start dragged when script tobe run.
28	ondrop	script	element being dropped when script tobe run.
29	onerror	script	element error occurs when script tobe run.
30	onmessage	script	element message display when script tobe run.
31	onerror	script	element error occurs when script tobe run.
32	onmousewheel	script	mouse wheel will be rotate when script tobe run.
33	onscroll	script	scrollbar is scroll when script tobe run.
34	onresize	script	element should be resize when script tobe run.
35	onselect	script	all element content selected when script tobe run.
36	onstorage	script	element should be store in target when script tobe run.

Browser Compatibility

Sno	Browser	Support
1	Chrome	Yes
2	Firefox	Yes
3	Edge	Yes
4	Opera	Yes
5	Safari	Yes
6	Internet Explorer	Yes