Name
span
Synopsis
<span>...</span>
Attributes
Core (id , class , style , title ), Internationalization,
Events |
This is a simple example of a span used to identify a telephone number.
Jenny:<span class=
"telephone">
867.5309</span>
Markup like this has a number of uses. Most commonly, it is a
“hook” that can be used to apply style sheet rules. In this example,
all elements labeled as telephone
may receive the same presentational instructions, such as to be
displayed in bold, blue text.
The span
also gives meaning
to an otherwise random string of digits to user agents who know what
to do with telephone
information.
This is discussed a bit more in the next section.
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