We can create a <span> element via the document.createElement()
method:
var x = document.createElement("SPAN");
Click the button to create a SPAN element.
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <body> <button onclick="myFunction()">Test</button> <script> function myFunction() {/*from w w w . j a va 2s . com*/ var x = document.createElement("SPAN"); var t = document.createTextNode("This is a span element."); x.appendChild(t); document.body.appendChild(x); } </script> </body> </html>