Inline elements are normally displayed without starting a new line

That's correct! Inline elements are displayed on the same line as other elements, without starting a new line. This means that they will not create a new line break or wrap to the next line.

Examples of inline elements include:

• Span elements (<span>)
• Anchor elements (<a>)
• Image elements (<img>)
• Inline text elements (such as <b>, <i>, <u>, etc.)
• Inline block elements (such as <input>, <textarea>, etc.)

When you use an inline element, it will be displayed on the same line as the surrounding text, without creating a new line break. For example:

This is some <span>inline</span> text.

In this example, the <span> element is displayed on the same line as the surrounding text, without creating a new line break.

On the other hand, block-level elements (such as <p>, <div>, <ul>, etc.) will create a new line break and start a new line.