< div >

Definition

The < div > tag is an HTML tag that defines a division or section of a document.

Note
- Browsers generally place a line break before and after the div element.

-This tag requires and closing tag.
-This element is a block element.

Tips - Use the < div > tag to group block-elements to format them with styles.

id, class, title, style, dir, lang, xml:lang

DTD indicates in which DTD the attribute is allowed. Strict, Transitional, or Frameset

Attributes	Value	Description	DTD
Align	left right center justify	How to align the text in the div element.	Transital and Frameset

Here is an example of the div tag being used to space two lines of text.

This text represents a section.

This text represents a second section.

Here is an example of the title and the content of a document seperated using the < div > tag.

example text example text example text.
example text example text example text.

Input:

<div align="right">Hello.</div>

Output:

Hello.

-Nicole M.