Div and Span

Summary of Div and Span Elements

You can use div elements to split off large chunks of html into sections. Span elements, on the other hand, are for small chunks of html. You generally use span elements in the middle of a piece of text in order to apply a specific style to that text. You'll see how this works a bit later in the CSS portion of the lesson.

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   <p>This is an example of when to use a div elements versus a span element. A span element goes around <span>a small chunk of html</span></p>
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