freeCodeCamp/curriculum/challenges/english/03-front-end-libraries/bootstrap/use-a-span-to-target-inline-elements.md

---
id: bad87fee1348bd9aedf08845
title: Use a span to Target Inline Elements
challengeType: 0
forumTopicId: 18370
dashedName: use-a-span-to-target-inline-elements
---

# --description--

You can use spans to create inline elements. Remember when we used the `btn-block` class to make the button fill the entire row?

<button class='btn' style='background-color: rgb(0, 100, 0);  color: rgb(255, 255, 255);'>normal button</button>

<button class='btn btn-block' style='background-color: rgb(0, 100, 0);  color: rgb(255, 255, 255);'>btn-block button</button>

That illustrates the difference between an "inline" element and a "block" element.

By using the inline `span` element, you can put several elements on the same line, and even style different parts of the same line differently.

Using a `span` element, nest the word `love` inside the `p` element that currently has the text `Things cats love`. Then give the `span` the class `text-danger` to make the text red.

Here's how you would do this for the `p` element that has the text `Top 3 things cats hate`:

```html
<p>Top 3 things cats <span class="text-danger">hate:</span></p>
```

# --hints--

Your `span` element should be inside your `p` element.

```js
assert($('p span') && $('p span').length > 0);
```

Your `span` element should have just the text `love`.

```js
assert(
  $('p span') &&
    $('p span').text().match(/love/i) &&
    !$('p span')
      .text()
      .match(/Things cats/i)
);
```

Your `span` element should have class `text-danger`.

```js
assert($('span').hasClass('text-danger'));
```

Your `span` element should have a closing tag.

```js
assert(
  code.match(/<\/span>/g) &&
    code.match(/<span/g) &&
    code.match(/<\/span>/g).length === code.match(/<span/g).length
);
```

# --seed--

## --seed-contents--

```html
<link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Lobster" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css">
<style>

  h2 {
    font-family: Lobster, Monospace;
  }

  .thick-green-border {
    border-color: green;
    border-width: 10px;
    border-style: solid;
    border-radius: 50%;
  }

</style>

<div class="container-fluid">
  <h2 class="text-primary text-center">CatPhotoApp</h2>

  <a href="#"><img class="img-responsive thick-green-border" src="https://bit.ly/fcc-relaxing-cat" alt="A cute orange cat lying on its back."></a>

  <img src="https://bit.ly/fcc-running-cats" class="img-responsive" alt="Three kittens running towards the camera.">
  <div class="row">
    <div class="col-xs-4">
      <button class="btn btn-block btn-primary">Like</button>
    </div>
    <div class="col-xs-4">
      <button class="btn btn-block btn-info">Info</button>
    </div>
    <div class="col-xs-4">
      <button class="btn btn-block btn-danger">Delete</button>
    </div>
  </div>
  <p>Things cats love:</p>
  <ul>
    <li>cat nip</li>
    <li>laser pointers</li>
    <li>lasagna</li>
  </ul>
  <p>Top 3 things cats hate:</p>
  <ol>
    <li>flea treatment</li>
    <li>thunder</li>
    <li>other cats</li>
  </ol>
  <form action="https://freecatphotoapp.com/submit-cat-photo">
    <label><input type="radio" name="indoor-outdoor"> Indoor</label>
    <label><input type="radio" name="indoor-outdoor"> Outdoor</label>
    <label><input type="checkbox" name="personality"> Loving</label>
    <label><input type="checkbox" name="personality"> Lazy</label>
    <label><input type="checkbox" name="personality"> Crazy</label>
    <input type="text" placeholder="cat photo URL" required>
    <button type="submit">Submit</button>
  </form>
</div>
```

# --solutions--

```html
<link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Lobster" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css">
<style>

  h2 {
    font-family: Lobster, Monospace;
  }

  .thick-green-border {
    border-color: green;
    border-width: 10px;
    border-style: solid;
    border-radius: 50%;
  }

</style>

<div class="container-fluid">
  <h2 class="text-primary text-center">CatPhotoApp</h2>

  <a href="#"><img class="img-responsive thick-green-border" src="https://bit.ly/fcc-relaxing-cat" alt="A cute orange cat lying on its back."></a>

  <img src="https://bit.ly/fcc-running-cats" class="img-responsive" alt="Three kittens running towards the camera.">
  <div class="row">
    <div class="col-xs-4">
      <button class="btn btn-block btn-primary">Like</button>
    </div>
    <div class="col-xs-4">
      <button class="btn btn-block btn-info">Info</button>
    </div>
    <div class="col-xs-4">
      <button class="btn btn-block btn-danger">Delete</button>
    </div>
  </div>
  <p>Things cats <span class="text-danger">love</span>:</p>
  <ul>
    <li>cat nip</li>
    <li>laser pointers</li>
    <li>lasagna</li>
  </ul>
  <p>Top 3 things cats hate:</p>
  <ol>
    <li>flea treatment</li>
    <li>thunder</li>
    <li>other cats</li>
  </ol>
  <form action="https://freecatphotoapp.com/submit-cat-photo">
    <label><input type="radio" name="indoor-outdoor"> Indoor</label>
    <label><input type="radio" name="indoor-outdoor"> Outdoor</label>
    <label><input type="checkbox" name="personality"> Loving</label>
    <label><input type="checkbox" name="personality"> Lazy</label>
    <label><input type="checkbox" name="personality"> Crazy</label>
    <input type="text" placeholder="cat photo URL" required>
    <button type="submit">Submit</button>
  </form>
</div>
```