Unlike block-level elements, inline elements do not start on a new line. They begin within a line and only take up as much width as it is necessary. Inline elements are included as a part of the main text.
These are the inline elements in HTML:
<a> <abbr> <acronym> <b> <bdo> <big> <br> <button> <cite> <code> <dfn> <em> <i> <img> <input> <kbd> <label> <map> <object> <output> <q> <samp> <script> <select> <small> <span> <strong> <sub> <sup> <textarea> <time> <tt> <var>