HTML Block and Inline Elements

Every HTML element has a default display value depending on what type of element it is. The default display value for most elements is block or inline.

Block-level Elements

A block-level element always starts on a new line and takes up the full width available (stretches out to the left and right as far as it can).The <div> element is a block-level element.

Example

<div>Hello</div>
<div>World</div>Try it Yourself »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><output><p><pre><section><table><tfoot><ul><video>

Inline Elements

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

Example

<span>Hello</span>
<span>World</span>Try it Yourself »Inline elements in HTML:<a><abbr><acronym><b><bdo><big><br><button><cite><code><dfn><em><i><img><input><kbd><label><map><object><q><samp><script><select><small><span><strong><sub><sup><textarea><time><tt><var>

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>
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The <span> Element

The <span> element is often used as a container for some text.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

<h1>My <spanstyle="color:red">Important</span> Heading</h1>
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HTML Grouping Tags

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