What is a span width in CSS?

Question

CSS

Answer 1

The short answer is "automatic" and you can't set it:
span {width: auto;}
It means that span can stretch to fit anything it's wrapped around. It takes up as much space as the content inside of it, plus any additional attributes like borders and paddings.

Long answer — you can change the look and feel of anything in your code. All you need is to learn, how certain CSS properties effect other properties as well.

HTML elements have sets of CSS rules, which determine their behaviour. There is certain hierarchy in them. So to change one rule, you must also change the "higher in command" one. In this case it's the display property. Feel free to play around with the example below:

https://code.sololearn.com/WfOsqR97Ue04/?ref=app

Answer 2

You're welcome, Lorna Willoughby 👍.

Answer 3

It's an attribute for setting the width of a <span> element.

Answer 4

An inline element does not start on a new line.

An inline element only takes up as much width as necessary for its content.

<span> is a inline element also.

Answer 5

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Answer 6

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