title: Is there a semantic difference <span>'s and <div>'s?
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    <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br>
    <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/183532/what-is-the-difference-between-html-tags-div-and-span">What is the difference between HTML tags DIV and SPAN?</a>  </p>
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  <p>I know when coding HTML, I'm supposed to keep semantics in mind, e.g., h1 needs to be a main header, h2 needs to be a subheader, tables need to be tables, use <code>&lt;em&gt;</code> for emphasis instead of <code>&lt;i&gt;</code>, etc. Is there a proper difference between divs and spans except one is a block and the other is in-line? </p>
  
  <p>When I was learning I was told that <code>&lt;span&gt;</code>'s were for styling text mid-line. If I had a small blurb of text that I needed positioned at a certain point in my webpage, one that doesn't warrent a <code>&lt;p&gt;</code> tag, would I use a span should I stick with div's? What if that text needs to cover two lines (i.e., it needs a width) if it contains nothing but text, what should I use?</p>