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.

Examples

This code:	Produces this output:
This is some text <div style="color:#FF0000;">This is some red text in a div section. Note that the <div> tag inserts a line break before and after the tag. The div section ends here. </div> Here is some more text.	This is some text This is some red text in a div section. Note that the <div> tag inserts a line break before and after the tag. The div section ends here. Here is some more text.

Standard Attributes

id, class, title, style, dir, 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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