How can I use CSS3 transform on a span?

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Explanation:
A <span> or a link (<a>) are inline elements and the transform property doesn’t apply to inline elements.
Here is the list of transformable elements from the CSS Transforms Module Level 1.

Solution:
Set the display property of the span to inline-block or block. This will let you apply transforms to the span element.
It also works for other inline elements like <a> <em> <strong>… (see the list of inline elements on MDN).

Here is a demo with the <span> and link <a> elements :

h1 {
  background: teal;
  padding: .25em .5em;
  margin: 1em;
  transform: skew(-15deg);
}
h1 span,
h1 a {
  color: #fff;
  display: inline-block;  /* <- ADD THIS */
  transform: skew(15deg);
}
<h1><span>This is a span in a title</span></h1>
<h1><a href="#">This is a link in a title</a></h1>

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