HTML_block and inline elemets

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 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). 

 

There are two block elements, <p> and <div>. What’s the difference?

 

The <p> element defines a paragraph in an HTML document. Basically, p for <p> stands for paragraph.

The <div> element specifies a division or a section in an HTML document.

 

 

Are theyre only two block elements, <p> and <div>? No, it is not true.

 

<address>

<article>

<aside>

<blockquote>

<canvas>

<dd>

<div>

<dl>

<dt>

<fieldset>

<figcpation>

<figure>

<footer>

<form>

<h1>-<h6>

<header>

<hr>

<li>

<main>

<nav>

<noscript>

<ol>

<p>

<pre>

<section>

<table>

<tfoot>

<ul>

<video>

 

Wow, there are many.

 

Inline Element

In contrast, there is inline element. It does not start on a new line. It is embedded inside line like below.

 

Here are list of inline elements.

 

<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>

 

The <div> Element

With the <div> element, you can put other HTML elements and put into <div> element. It works like element container. <div> element does not need attributes, but style, class and id are common. When used together with CSS, the <div> element can be used to style blocks of content

 

<div style="background-color:black;color:white;padding:20px;">   <h2>Shoreditch</h2>   <p>There are many things</p> </div>

 

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. It does not need 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:

 

<p>You insisted <span style="color:blue;font-weight:bold">blue</span> is the most <span style="color:darkolivegreen;font-weight:bold">beautiful</span> color. </p>