html - Reason for span tags in Bootstrap nav bar header -


i learning bootstrap w3schools. please find link. http://www.w3schools.com/bootstrap/tryit.asp?filename=trybs_navbar_collapse&stacked=h

in link, in nav bar header notice span tag

<span class="icon-bar"></span> 

it used more once in nav bar header. removed span tags code.

<!doctype html>  <html lang="en">  <head>    <title>bootstrap case</title>    <meta charset="utf-8">    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">    <link rel="stylesheet" href="http://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.6/css/bootstrap.min.css">    <script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.12.2/jquery.min.js"></script>    <script src="http://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.6/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script>  </head>  <body>    <nav class="navbar navbar-inverse">    <div class="container-fluid">      <div class="navbar-header">        <button type="button" class="navbar-toggle" data-toggle="collapse" data-target="#mynavbar">                                       </button>        <a class="navbar-brand" href="#">websitename</a>      </div>      <div class="collapse navbar-collapse" id="mynavbar">        <ul class="nav navbar-nav">          <li class="active"><a href="#">home</a></li>          <li class="dropdown">            <a class="dropdown-toggle" data-toggle="dropdown" href="#">page 1 <span class="caret"></span></a>            <ul class="dropdown-menu">              <li><a href="#">page 1-1</a></li>              <li><a href="#">page 1-2</a></li>              <li><a href="#">page 1-3</a></li>            </ul>          </li>          <li><a href="#">page 2</a></li>          <li><a href="#">page 3</a></li>        </ul>        <ul class="nav navbar-nav navbar-right">          <li><a href="#"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-user"></span> sign up</a></li>          <li><a href="#"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-log-in"></span> login</a></li>        </ul>      </div>    </div>  </nav>      <div class="container">    <h3>collapsible navbar</h3>    <p>in example, navigation bar hidden on small screens , replaced button in top right corner (try re-size window).    <p>only when button clicked, navigation bar displayed.</p>  </div>    </body>  </html>

still code responsive , no visible changes there.. there use of it?
please explain why class "sr-only" used? in advance.

"icon-bar" used creating called "burger" (like ≡) on mobile devices - creates button short horizontral lines dropdown instead of wide original menu

"sr-only" means "screen-reader only":

screen readers have trouble forms if don't include label every input. these inline forms, can hide labels using .sr-only class.