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Posted by Ralf Koller
Ralf Koller
4,506 Points

Is it legitimate to use span's in a post title in Wordpress?

I wonder would it be a legitimate way to use span tags in a Wordpress post title like e.g. 

<span class="first">Hello</span> <span class="second">World</span>

Would offer the opportunity to wrap the text on a specific breakpoint to bypass width issues on smaller viewports. Best regards Ralf

p.s. tried it on one post title and it worked without any problem - just uncertain if it is tooooo hacky. ;)

2 Answers

Matt Campbell
Matt Campbell
9,767 Points
Matt Campbell
Matt Campbell
9,767 Points

That's fine. It's exactly what <span> is for in fact. Targeting something within a line of text is one of the top uses for span, if there's more than 1 that is. Can't remember.

Ralf Koller
Ralf Koller
4,506 Points

oh and a brief follow question. i suppose the space entity is allowed too? 

<span class="first">Hello&nbsp;</span>World
Ralf Koller
Ralf Koller
4,506 Points
Ralf Koller
Ralf Koller
4,506 Points

uhhh thanks. that's some kind of a relief. i try to keep things clean normally and that way looked quite hacky. but every other workaround would implied a pile of work so i am just glad now. ;)

oh and indeed. the second span wouldn't be necessary. will look at least only half awkward now in the list view in the backend :D

thanks again!