HTML <div> tag
Example
A section in a document that will be displayed in green:
<div style="color:#00FF00">
<h3>This is a header</h3>
<p>This is a paragraph.</p>
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Definition and Usage
The <div> tag defines a division or a section in an HTML document.
The <div> tag is often used to group block-elements to format them
with styles.
Browser Support
The <div> tag is supported in all major browsers.
Differences Between HTML and XHTML
The "align" attribute of the div element was deprecated
in HTML 4.01, and is not supported in XHTML 1.0
Strict DTD.
Tips and Notes
Tip: The div element is very often used with CSS to layout a web page.
Note: Browsers usually place a line break before and after the div
element.
Optional Attributes
DTD indicates in which DTD the attribute is
allowed. S=Strict, T=Transitional, and F=Frameset.
| Attribute |
Value |
Description |
DTD |
| align |
left
right
center
justify |
Deprecated. Use styles instead.
How to align the text in the div element. |
TF |
Standard Attributes
| id, class, title, style, dir, lang, xml:lang |
For a full description, go to Standard
Attributes.
Event Attributes
| onclick, ondblclick, onmousedown, onmouseup, onmouseover, onmousemove, onmouseout, onkeypress, onkeydown, onkeyup |
For a full description, go to Event Attributes.
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