html - Spacing that changes by line breaks -


so have code in html changes whitespace. css:

span{height:200px;width:200px;border-width:1px;border-color:black;border-style:solid;display:inline-block} 

my html:

before:

<span></span><span></span><span></span><span></span><span></span><span></span><span></span><span></span><span></span><span></span><span></span><span></span><span></span><span></span><span></span> 

after:

<span></span> <span></span> <span></span> <span></span> <span></span> <span></span> <span></span> <span></span> <span></span> <span></span> <span></span> <span></span> <span></span> <span></span> <span></span> <span></span> 

the second easier read, display changes , display desire first ones display, editing easier second. ideas?

spans display: inline-block default, unfortunately means affected whitespace. 1 solution not use whitespace between them, easier done if html produced preprocessor php … way this:

<span></span><!-- --><span></span><!-- --><span></span><!-- --><span></span> 

etc. though it's still ugly, no whitespace between spans, while still having them on separate lines.

and yet way change css spans, making them display: block , float: left, example, might not work in case.