Difference between and with text-align:center;?

Question

I don\'t understand this:

I have tried to center the text-align of a HTML tag but it did nothing... With the

tag,

Answer 1

Spans are inline, divs are block elements. i.e. spans are only as wide as their respective content. You can align the span inside the surrounding container (if it's a block container), but you can't align the content.

Span is primarily used for formatting purposes. If you want to arrange or position the contents, use div, p or some other block element.