Display block or inline
File: Data.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?> <?xml-stylesheet type="text/css" href="Style.css" ?> <paragraph> A <reference>B</reference> C<keyword>D</keyword> </paragraph> File: Style.css paragraph { display:block; padding:10px; border:solid; border-width:4px; border-color:#CCCCCC; } reference { display:inline; font-style:italic; color:#CC3333; border:solid; border-width:2px; border-color:#CCCCCC; } keyword { display:inline; font-weight:bold; color:#990000; border:solid; border-width:2px; border-color:#CCCCCC; }