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  1. Jun 16, 2006, 21:17 #1
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    What is semantic about span?

    Does it serve any purpose apart from enabling it's contents to have styles applied?
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    That's exactly what it's there for.
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    span is the inline equivalent of div - they are both generic and have no real semantic meaning.
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