padding for span

[designer]

I want to add the 10px padding on the span’s text. my text is like goes an dnkan dfknakdnfk nadkfn akdnfkn ad andk nfkandkfn akdn fnakdnf akdnfk adkfn kanak d

I need the text background only not the whole background

[Kitty Giraudel]

Okay. Do so?

[Historical Forums User]

Give us a better example on what you want to do.

[Nishant]

I think you want to do something like [this](http://codepen.io/anon/pen/grJth “”).

if so, then apply following code to span.

margin: 0 10px; background:SOMETHING_YOU_LIKE; line-height:FONT-SIZE+20px;

Or something like [this](http://codepen.io/anon/pen/bgrCi).

[bablucolno]

Hi

@bhaktanishant

margin: 0 10px; background:SOMETHING_YOU_LIKE; line-height:FONT-SIZE+20px;
this is right but you forgot width and float ?

[Sarfaraj]

bhaktanishant is right and @bablucolno I think float and width not important in this case.

[Nishant]

[@bablucolno](https://css-tricks.com/forums/profile/45802/bablucolno “”) This is span text and there is no need of width and float.

[bablucolno]

ok i agree with Sarfaraj and bhaktanishant but i have some confusion in span background designer want text background bg color what we do without width and float ??

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