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HTML Block and Inline Elements


Every HTML element has a default display value, depending on what type
of element it is.
There are two display values: block and inline.

Block-level Elements
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
(stretches 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.

The <p> element is a block-level element.

The <div> element is a block-level element.

Example

<p>Hello World</p><div>Hello World</div>
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Here are the block-level elements in HTML:

<address>
<article>
<aside>
<blockquote>
<canvas>
<dd>
<div>
<dl>
<dt>
<fieldset>
<figcaption>
<figure>
<footer>
<form>
<h1>-<h6>
<header>
<hr>
<li>
<main>
<nav>
<noscript>
<ol>
<p>
<pre>
<section>
<table>
<tfoot>
<ul>
<video>


Inline Elements
An inline element does not start on a new line.
An inline element only takes up as much width as necessary.
This is a <span> element
inside a paragraph.

Example

<span>Hello World</span>
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Here are the inline elements in HTML:

<a>
<abbr>
<acronym>
<b>
<bdo>
<big>
<br>
<button>
<cite>
<code>
<dfn>
<em>
<i>
<img>
<input>
<kbd>
<label>
<map>
<object>
<output>
<q>
<samp>
<script>
<select>
<small>
<span>
<strong>
<sub>
<sup>
<textarea>
<time>
<tt>
<var>


Note: An inline element cannot contain a block-level
element!








The <div> 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 common.
When used together with CSS, the <div> element can be used to style blocks of
content:

Example

<div style="background-color:black;color:white;padding:20px;">
  <h2>London</h2>  <p>London is the capital city of England. It is the most populous city in the United Kingdom, with a metropolitan area of over 13 million inhabitants.</p>
</div>

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The <span> Element
The <span> element is
an inline container used to mark up a part of a 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:

Example

<p>My mother has <span style="color:blue;font-weight:bold;">blue</span> eyes
and my father has <span style="color:darkolivegreen;font-weight:bold;">dark
green</span> eyes.</p>

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Chapter Summary

There are two display values: block and inline
A block-level element always starts on a new line and takes up the full
width available
An inline element does not start on a new line and it only takes up as
much width as necessary
The <div> element is a block-level
and is often used as a container for other HTML elements
The <span> element is an inline
container used to mark up a part of a text, or a part of a document


HTML Tags


Tag
Description


<div>
Defines a section in a document (block-level)


<span>
Defines a section in a document (inline)



For a complete list of all available HTML tags, visit our HTML Tag Reference.













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Reference: https://www.w3schools.com/html/html_blocks.asp