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noun
- 1. the full extent of something from end to end; the amount of space that something covers: "a warehouse with a clear span of 28 feet" Similar
- 2. the length of time for which something lasts: "a short concentration span" Similar
verb
- 1. (of a bridge, arch, etc.) extend from side to side of: "the stream was spanned by a narrow bridge" Similar
- 2. extend across (a period of time or a range of subjects): "their interests span almost all the conventional disciplines" Similar
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Oct 9, 2019 · In a nutshell, both elements arose out of a need for a more semantically-generic container. Span was proposed as a more generic replacement for a <text> element to style text. Div was proposed as a generic way to divide pages and had the added benefit of replacing the <center> tag for center-aligning content.
This is the simplest way to do it if you need multiple lines. Wrap you span 'd text in another span and specify its height with line-height. The trick to multiple lines is resetting the inner span 's line-height. line-height: /*set height*/; display: inline-block; vertical-align: middle;
63. A label is used when you have a form or input elements - the label is associated with an input element. Span is a general container for any inline content. I think you want a span in this case. answered Oct 15, 2012 at 7:18. slapthelownote. 4,279 1 24 27.
Unfortunately inline elements (or elements having display:inline) ignore the width property. You should use floating divs instead: Now I see you need to use spans and lists, so we need to rewrite this a little bit: span.f1 { display: block; float: left; clear: left; width: 60px; } li { list-style-type: none; }
Aug 17, 2017 · A span<T> is: A very lightweight abstraction of a contiguous sequence of values of type T somewhere in memory. Basically a single struct { T * ptr; std::size_t length; } with a bunch of convenience methods. (Notice this is distinctly different from std::array<> because a span enables convenience accessor methods, comparable to std::array, via a ...
Dec 15, 2009 · But span is inline element and therefore does not add any padding and margin before and after the line. We actually use span element for styling purpose and it has not semantic meaning in HTML, however, the p element is block element and has semantic meaning in HTML.
Oct 14, 2015 · I believe the problem is that SPAN elements display inline by default - meaning they have no height and width. Try explicitly making them block level elements by adding: #top ul li.corner span.right-corner, #top ul li.corner span.left-corner. {.
Sep 23, 2017 · With either margin or padding, you're still messing with the box model and altering the actual size of the span. This means that the line wraps will not occur in the proper place, and it can disrupt justified margins.
Jun 25, 2012 · I've got a span that's 350 pixels wide. If there's more text than that, it just goes straight out to the right off to the side of the span. How do I force the text to wrap down into a paragraph? I've
Feb 1, 2015 · The DIV and SPAN elements, in conjunction with the id and class attributes, offer a generic mechanism for adding structure to documents. These elements define content to be inline (SPAN) or block-level (DIV) but impose no other presentational idioms on the content.
