You can use every HTML5 element for Microdata. But note that some elements have special rules for determining the value, and some elements come with additional requirements if used with Microdata.
If your question is if there is another inline HTML5 element that has no meaning (= span
): no, there isn’t.
If your question is how to use span
without the applied CSS: add a class
to "your" span
elements and overwrite any applied CSS with CSS’s class selector:
<span class="never-style-span-directly" itemprop="example">…</span>
CSS:
span {color:blue;}
.never-style-span-directly {color:inherit;}