RT @stevefaulkner: "The span element doesn't mean anything on its own" - HTML5 w3.org/TR/html5/text-level-s… @mollydotcom
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@mpaciello @stevefaulkner If it has no meaning, it shouldn't exist.
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@mollydotcom <span> and <div> are used as hooks, usually for visual styling, on their own they are mean nothing to users @mpaciello
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Replying to @stevefaulkner
@stevefaulkner @mpaciello if they meant nothing then they would do nothing. They are functional elements because of browsers.

Oct 16, 2015 · 5:51 AM UTC

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Replying to @mholzschlag
@mollydotcom their practical function is as naked content containers that are otherwise silent unless dressed with meaning @mpaciello