Block-Level Elements

A block-level element creates breaks before and after the element box.

The p and div elements are block-level element by default.

span is by default is a inline element, which should not have breaks before and after. The following CSS add breaks to span by setting its display type to block.

 
<!DOCTYPE HTML> 
<html> 
    <head> 
        <title>Example</title> 
        <style type="text/css"> 
            p {border: medium solid black} 
            span { 
                display: block; 
                border: medium double black; 
                margin: 2px; 
            } 
        </style> 
    </head> 
    <body> 
        <p> 
            HyperText Markup Language <span>(HTML)</span> is the main markup language for 
            displaying web pages and other information that can be displayed 
            in a web browser(From From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia).
        </p> 
        <p> 
            HyperText Markup Language (HTML) is the main markup language for 
            displaying web pages and other information that can be displayed 
            in a web browser(From From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia).
        </p> 
    </body> 
</html>

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