Every HTML element has a default display value, depending on what type of element it is. The two most common display values are block and inline. 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 (streches 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.
Hello World
The P and the DIV eleemnts are both block elements, and they will always start on a new line and take up the full width availble (streches out to the left and right as far as it can).
An inline element does not start on a new line. An inline element only takes up as much width as necessary.
This is a inline span Hello Worldelement inside a paragraph
The SPAN element is an inline element, and will not start on a new line and only takes up as much width as necessary.
An inline element cannot contain a block-level 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 commom. When used together with CSS, the <div> element can be used to style blocks of content:
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Standing on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its founding by the Romans, who named it Londinium.
The <span> element is an inline container used to mark up a part of 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:
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