I have never seen an instance where a span tag has had any negative effect on SEO as it is just a standard HTML element.
OK, perhaps some favour a style sheet, but raw code on the page is still more than acceptable.
Andy
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I have never seen an instance where a span tag has had any negative effect on SEO as it is just a standard HTML element.
OK, perhaps some favour a style sheet, but raw code on the page is still more than acceptable.
Andy