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1. How can I size these spans so that the pictures don't extend past them?    stackoverflow.com

jsFiddle In this HTML/CSS, I am trying to create some containers which will hold some text, a profile picture (which can have different sizes) and name. CSS

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    background:url(http://www.pixel2life.com/twodded/staff/stu/Tutorials/BrickTexture/bricks_zigzag_texture_6190218.JPG) ...

2. Set size of span to static so it doesn't depend on size of content    stackoverflow.com

I have two textboxes (part of a form), in the same line, and under each of them I want to place a <span> to show any errors with the data filled. ...