Should you use <span> when you have a sentence?

The "p" element is specifically for paragraphs, where "span" has no semantic meaning.

So to enclose something other than a paragraph for styling purposes, "span" would be a better choice, particularly if you wanted it to be inline mode.

Hey Matthew!

Both Jamie and Steven gave great advice. I might also suggest that if you're ever stuck with a thought like this, remember there are very few cases when you should have to fight an element's default behaviour.

In this case for example, a <p> tag is a block level element (as you know), so, even though it might technically work, you shouldn't have to fight its default behaviour by changing it to an inline style. Using a <span> tag here in the way that Jamie and Steven described makes the most sense, and we know this because there's no modification required to the element :)

Great question! Just remember to keep it simple for yourself

-Jake

It depends on what you want it to look like. <span> is more for visual effects, for example a quote you want to stand out, while <p> display: inline is used specifically to format the text.