The
span element represents an arbitrary phrase of text.
The
span element is similar to the
block
element in that only acts a container for its child content. It is a semantically neutral element by default, but may express
some other commonality between the elements such as formatting or language.
To convey a semantic connection between the child content, the optional
role
attribute must be attached.
Usage Example
In the sea around <span xml:lang="es">Tierra del Fuego</span>, and at no great distance from the land,
I have seen narrow lines of water of a bright red colour …
Allowed parents
address,
annoref,
annotation (block variant),
annotation (phrase variant),
block,
byline,
caption,
citation (block variant),
citation (phrase variant),
dateline,
definition,
description (block variant),
description (phrase variant),
emph,
expansion,
h,
hd,
item,
ln,
d:longdesc,
meta,
object (block variant),
object (phrase variant),
p,
quote (block variant),
quote (phrase variant),
its:rb,
ref,
its:rt,
s,
d:simplifiedLanguageDescription,
span,
d:summary,
td,
term,
th and
d:tour
Allowed children
This element may contain text.
This element may contain the following children: abbr,
address,
annoref,
annotation,
citation,
code,
definition,
emph (text variant),
emph (phrase variant),
expansion,
ln,
name,
num,
object (text variant),
object (phrase variant),
quote,
ref,
its:ruby,
s,
span (text variant),
span (phrase variant),
sub,
sup,
term,
time and
w
Content model and additional requirements
optional attributes:
@about,
@by,
@class,
@content,
@datatype,
@desc,
@its:dir,
@its:translate,
@property,
@rel,
@resource,
@rev,
@role,
@typeof,
@xml:base,
@xml:id,
@xml:lang and
@xml:spaceone or more of
a choice of either one of the 27 elements:
abbr,
address,
annoref,
annotation,
citation,
code,
definition,
emph,
emph,
expansion,
its:ruby,
ln,
name,
num,
object,
object,
quote,
ref,
s,
span,
span,
sub,
sup,
term,
time,
w or
wor text
end of choice
Note that in addition to restrictions presented in the content model above,
use of this element must also respect the following requirement:
- The
span element must neither be empty nor contain only whitespace.
Such requirements take precedence over any conflicting statements in the
content model or in the lists above of allowed children and parents.
Variants
This element exists in 2 variants. The other variant is the text variant.
Namespace
http://www.daisy.org/ns/z3998/authoring/