An inline element does not start on a new line and it only takes up as much width as necessary. Examples of inline elements are:
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<p>
This is <span style="border:3px solid blue;">an inline <span> element inside</span> a paragraph. </p> <p> This is a <a href="a1.html" style="border:3px solid blue;">document file</a>, using an inline <a> element inside a paragraph. </p> <p> This image <img style="border:3px solid blue;width:42; height:42;" src="images/smiley.gif"> uses an inline <img> element inside a paragraph. </p> |
This is an inline <span> element inside a paragraph. This is a document file, using an inline <a> element inside a paragraph. This image uses an inline <img> element inside a paragraph. |