HTML 4 div Tag
Also see HTML5 <div> Tag.
This page is for the HTML 4 version of this element. For a more up to date version, see HTML5 <div> Tag.
The HTML div tag is used for defining a section of your document. With the div tag, you can group large sections of HTML elements together and format them with CSS. For example, you could have your navigation section wrapped in one div and your main content section in another div.
The difference between the div tag and the span tag is that the div tag is used with block-level elements whilst the span tag is used with inline elements.
HTML 5 has introduced a number of new tags that will replace traditional usage of the div tag. Examples include article, aside, nav, header, footer, and section.
Example
Attributes
| Attributes specific to this tag: | |
|---|---|
| None | |
| Other Attributes: | |
| Attribute | Description |
| dir | Specifies the direction of the text |
| class | Document wide identifier. |
| id | Document wide identifier |
| lang | Language code |
| title | Specifies a title to associate with the element. Many browsers will display this when the cursor hovers over the element (similar to a "tool tip"). |
| style | Inline style (CSS) |
| align | Specifies alignment (left, right, center, justify). |
| onclick | Intrinsic event (see event handlers) |
| ondbclick | Intrinsic event (see event handlers) |
| onmousedown | Intrinsic event (see event handlers) |
| onmouseup | Intrinsic event (see event handlers) |
| onmouseover | Intrinsic event (see event handlers) |
| onmousemove | Intrinsic event (see event handlers) |
| onmouseout | Intrinsic event (see event handlers) |
| onkeypress | Intrinsic event (see event handlers) |
| onkeydown | Intrinsic event (see event handlers) |
| onkeyup | Intrinsic event (see event handlers) |
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HTML5 Tags
The information on this page is based on HTML version 4.01. Most modern browsers now support HTML5.
See HTML5 <div> Tag for the HTML5 version of the above element.
See this list of HTML tags for the latest list of HTML elements.