In this para is a span with some margin and padding and a border but not all browsers support these styles on inline elements.

In this cell is a span with some margin and padding and a border but not all browsers support these styles on inline elements.
In this cell is a span with some margin and padding and a border but not all browsers support these styles on inline elements. This table cell has a pale yellow background and a thin red border.
In this cell is a span with some margin and padding and a border but not all browsers support these styles on inline elements. This table cell has a pale yellow background, 20 pixels of padding and a thin red border.