A section in a document that will be displayed in blue:
The <div> tag defines a division or a section in an HTML document.
The <div> tag is used to group block-elements to format them with CSS.
Element | |||||
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<div> | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Tip: The <div> element is very often used together with CSS, to layout a web page.
Note: By default, browsers always place a line break before and after the <div> element. However, this can be changed with CSS.
The align attribute not supported in HTML5.
Attribute | Value | Description |
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align | left right center justify |
Not supported in HTML5. Specifies the alignment of the content inside a <div> element |
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: