What is the difference between span and div

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What tag should i used in order to wrap sections of a document. Can someone explain the main difference between them.
Jan 16, 2020 in Web Development by anonymous
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recategorized Jan 21, 2020 by Niroj 3,594 views
div : has display type block and takes right and left space and starts in new dive.we can add padding and margin in all sides

span: has display inline and dont start in new line.we cannot add top and bottom padding but left and right can be added.

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The div should be used to wrap sections of a document, while use spans to wrap small portions of text, images, etc. 

The <div> element is used while creating css based layouts in html, whereas <span> element is used to stylize texts.

answered Jan 16, 2020 by Niraj

edited Jan 21, 2020 by Niroj

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