Is It Possible to Use a <span> Within Another <span>

Using the HTML <span> element

As we know, the <span> tag is a generic inline-level container for phrasing content, and it groups elements for styling purposes. It uses the class and id attributes.

According to HTML4 specification, inline elements can contain only data and other inline elements. Since <span> is an inline element, using a <span> within another <span> is valid.

The <span> element along with the id and class attributes offers a generic mechanism to add structure to documents. It defines the content to be inline, but does not require any other presentational idiom on the content.

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Example of using a <span> within another <span>:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <title>Title of the document</title>
  </head>
  <body>
    <span>
      <span>A span element</span>
    </span>
  </body>
</html>

Example of using a <span> tag with CSS properties:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <title>Title of the document</title>
    <style>
      #example {
        display: block;
        background-color: lightblue;
        padding: 10px;
      }
      .text {
        display: inline-block;
        padding: 10px 20px;
        background-color: lightgreen;
      }
      .right-text {
        display: block;
        text-align: right;
        background-color: pink;
        padding: 5px 10px;
      }
    </style>
  </head>
  <body>
    <span id="example">
      <span class="text">This is a span element.</span>
      <span class="right-text">This is an another span element</span>
    </span>
  </body>
</html>