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CSS CSS Basics (2014) Basic Selectors Descendant Selectors

Posted by Justin Riley
Justin Riley
3,175 Points

why span and not p?

why use span and not a p tag?

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,275 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,275 Points

A paragraph is a block element which includes some other properties such as margins.

A span is an inline element that doesn't have default styling that will affect the display.