---
title: "span · RUAL Documentation"
description: "A span element."
canonical: https://docs.rual.nl/block-types/state%20ui/state_span
language: en
---

# span

This block is part of the [`state ui`](https://docs.rual.nl/block-types/state%20ui) group and was last modified in core [`v13.0.6`](https://docs.rual.nl/core-versions/130006).

A span element.

- content required `state` Integrates content or data from other elements.

- class `uiclass` Assigns a CSS class to the element. • Hidden when unused

- style `uistyle` Applies inline CSS style to the element • Hidden when unused

- attributes `uiattributes` Adds custom attributes to the element. • Hidden when unused

- state `state` Returns the element to the frontend state.

A typical wiring for [span](https://docs.rual.nl/block-types/state%2520ui/state_span): [custom text](https://docs.rual.nl/block-types/state%2520ui/state_text) feeds the `content` pin; [custom](https://docs.rual.nl/block-types/ui%2520class/uiclass_custom) feeds the `uiclass` pin; the `state` out pin feeds [hyperlink](https://docs.rual.nl/block-types/state%2520ui/state_a).

![Studio canvas example for the span block: typical wiring for span.](https://docs.rual.nl/canvas-examples/state_span.png)

### Commonly used with

In production blueprints, this block is most often wired together with:

- [hyperlink](https://docs.rual.nl/block-types/state%20ui/state_a): this block feeds into it. A anchor element, that can be used to create an link to an intern/extern page.

- [div](https://docs.rual.nl/block-types/state%20ui/state_div): this block feeds into it. Creates a dynamic and customizable div element on your web page.

- [custom text](https://docs.rual.nl/block-types/state%20ui/state_text): feeds into this block.

- [translate key](https://docs.rual.nl/block-types/translations/state_translate_key): feeds into this block. Translates a given key and builds DOM nodes from the HTML within these keys.

- [custom](https://docs.rual.nl/block-types/ui%20class/uiclass_custom): feeds into this block. Custom class input.

### Version history

Introduced in [`v13.0.1`](https://docs.rual.nl/core-versions/130001).

Last modified in [`v13.0.6`](https://docs.rual.nl/core-versions/130006).

- [Back to `state ui`](https://docs.rual.nl/block-types/state%20ui): Return to the main group to view all sub-groups

- [Back to `state elements`](https://docs.rual.nl/block-types/state%20ui?group=state%20elements): Return to the group to view all blocks within this group