HTML and CSS Reference
In-Depth Information
Name
div
Synopsis
<div> . . . </div>
Denotes a generic “division” or container for content within the flow of the document. Ele-
ments contained within a
div
are treated as a semantic group. The
div
element is typically
given meaning with the
class
,
id
,
title
, or
lang
attributes, which also allow it to be access-
ible to scripts and selected in stylesheets.
Usage
Categories:
Flow content, palpable content
Permitted contexts:
Where flow content is expected
Permitted content:
Flow content
Start/end tags:
Required/Required
Attributes
HTML5 Global Attributes
Example
<div id="
summary
">
<h1>In Closing</h1>
<p>We can summarize as follows...</p>
</div>
