HTML Block and Inline Elements - Detailed Overview

Introduction to Block and Inline Elements

In HTML, elements are either block-level or inline-level. Understanding the difference between these two types of elements is crucial for effective HTML layout design.

Block-Level Elements

Block-level elements take up the full width available, and they always start on a new line. Common block-level elements include:

• <div>
• <p>
• <h1> - <h6>
• <ul> and <ol>
• <section>

<div class="block-element">This is a block-level element.</div>

Inline Elements

Inline elements do not start on a new line and only take up as much width as necessary. Common inline elements include:

• <span>
• <a>
• <img>
• <strong> and <em>
• <code>

<span class="inline-element">This is an inline element.</span>

Combining Block and Inline Elements

Block and inline elements can be combined to create complex layouts. Here’s an example of how they can be used together:

<div class="block-element">
    This is a block-level element containing
    <span class="inline-element">inline elements</span> like this one.
</div>