User blog comment:Angry Hearts/Beginner's Guide to CSS/@comment-32098080-20161002050217/@comment-5250721-20161002060251

It actually depends on what you're working with. tag is more useful when you're getting complex in your HTML, such as in Mediawiki pages or tables. the tag can be used for simple instances such as just typing it out..

 L i k e t h is   would  use  the span tag