<http://jsfiddle.net/chovy/dk5Ua/>

```
<div></div>

var $span = $('<span>foo</span>');

$span.hide();
$("div").append($span);
$span.fadeIn();

```

You'll notice the resulting span has inline style `display: block;` instead of inline.

This is the resulting html:

```
<span style="display: block;">foo</span>

```

How do I get the fadeIn() to result in display: inline?