Specifies an inline text container.
HTML Syntax
<SPAN CLASS=classname DATAFLD=colname DATAFORMATAS=HTML | TEXT DATASRC=#ID ID=value LANG=language LANGUAGE=JAVASCRIPT | JSCRIPT | VBSCRIPT | VBS STYLE=css1-properties TITLE=text event = script >
Remarks
This element is especially useful for applying cascading style sheets (CSS) styles.
The SPAN element is an inline element and requires a closing tag.
This element is available in HTML as of Microsoft® Internet Explorer 3.0, and in script as of Internet Explorer 4.0.
Members
Styles
Example
This example uses the SPAN element to create an inline text container that changes the color of a word to blue.
<P>This paragraph contains a single <SPAN STYLE="color: blue">blue</SPAN> word.