The <div> element is used to create sub-sections in a HTML document. It creates a generic block of document that should be treated as a logical unit and will have no default rendering or monitoring.
Syntax:
<div property=”value” property=”value” …. >
contents of the div
</div>
Valid Properties:
The <div> element has the following properties -
1. align The align property is used to align the contents within the div. The possible values are any one from the set – right, left, center, justify.
Other properties for the <div> element include the following common properties – class, dir, id, lang, style, title.
Refer to Common Properties page for details of these properties.
Example:
<div align=”center”> This is a sample piece of text that is placed inside a div but is aligned at the center of the page as the megings of the div are yet to be set.</div>
Notes:
1. <div> element is a generic block tag and is very useful for binding scripts and/or styles to a section of the document. It complements the <span> element which is an inline element .
2. HTML 4.01 Strict version specification does not support the align attribute. So it should be used only with the Transitional version of HTML.
3. HTML 3.2 supports only the align property for the <div> element.
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