Can I assign a to an element? Syntax?

Question

Is it possible to add a span to an < a > element? If so what is the appropriate syntax? These are the two I have tried but neither is working with my CSS.

<a span="add_button">+Add a Review</a></span>

<span="add_button"><a>+Add a Review</a></span>

1) `span` is an invalid custom attribute which won't let you validate your document. 2) `` span is not an attribute, Element tag in not defined or invalid character `=` with no attribute detected :) In Both cases what you're doing is invalid and I need to suggest you to review some HTML basics. — Roko C. Buljan, Jul 27 '14 at 04:04

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 27 '14 at 03:58

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It should be <a href="something">Something</a>

answered Jul 27 '14 at 03:58

MikeWu

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score 0 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:06

Both <a> and  are HTML elements. So, neither of the two you tried is an appropriate syntax.

It seems that you are trying to put a  inside an <a>, or an <a> inside a  (both of which are perfectly alright, btw), which would be done as follows:

<span id="add_button">
    <a href="some/path">+Add a review</a>
</span>

Then, your CSS would look something like:

span#add_button {
    /* Rules for the <span> */
}

span#add_button > a {
    /* Rules for the <a> inside the <span> */
}

Can I assign a to an element? Syntax?

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