HTML div tag

A <div> section in a document that is styled with CSS

Definition and Usage

The <div> tag defines a division or a section in an HTML document.

The <div> tag is used as a container for HTML elements - which is then styled with CSS or manipulated with JavaScript.

The <div> tag is easily styled by using the class or id attribute.

Any sort of content can be put inside the <div> tag!

Note: By default, browsers always place a line break before and after the <div> element.

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<div>	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

The <div> tag also supports the Global Attributes in HTML.

The <div> tag also supports the Event Attributes in HTML.

HTML tutorial: HTML Layout

HTML DOM reference: Div Object

Most browsers will display the <div> element with the following default values:

div {
display: block;
}

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