inline section (style container)

<span>

Browser
Internet Explorer Firefox Opera
Type
Inline

The SPAN element defines a section in a document.

You can also use it as a style container.

<span>inline section</span>

The two types of section

DIV element (Block-level element) : Defines a block-level section.
SPAN element (Inline element) : Defines a inline section.

Example

<div style="padding: 10px; border: 1px #ff8000 solid; background-color: #ffffff;">

<p>Difference between <span style="color: red;">DIV</span> and <span style="color: red;">SPAN</span>.</p>

</div>
Output

Difference between DIV and SPAN.