The <div> tag

Definition and Usage

The <div> tag defines the start of a division/section in a document.

Tips and Notes

Note: Browsers usually place a line break before the <div> tag.

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

Example

XHTML	Output
This is some text <div style="color:#FF0000;"> <h4>This is a header in a div section</h4> <p>This is a paragraph in a div section</p> </div>	This is some text This is a header in a div section This is a paragraph in a div section

Optional Attributes

DTD indicates in which XHTML 1.0 DTD the attribute is allowed. S=Strict, T=Transitional, and F=Frameset.

Attribute	Value	Description	DTD
align	left right top bottom	Deprecated. Use styles instead.	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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