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.


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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.


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The <div> Element


The <div> element is often used as a container for other HTML elements.

The <div> element has no required attributes, but styleclass and id are common.

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


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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 styleclass 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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