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I've a need of span within a form... but it doesn't validate, so I need a better substitute.

So, I've:

[1 text field] [some text] [2 text field] [submit btn]

When I use span for [some text], all is good as it's an inline object everything aligns perfectly. But when I try to use div with display:inline alignment goes crazy.

I don't want to mess with floats. Is there a simple substitute for span inside form?

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Why do you need to replace the span element in the first place? And can you setup a jsfiddle.net of your issue? – PeeHaa 埽 Jan 29 '12 at 13:57
span is invalid xhtml. – Sandro Dzneladze Jan 29 '12 at 15:38

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<label>

is the right tag to put in in a form, if you want to describe what the user should write in the field. It's an inline html element.

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Nice! thanks... I forgot about it, I was trying to use <legend>, I didin't code long time and I'm forgetting it. – Sandro Dzneladze Jan 29 '12 at 15:40

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