Name

div

Synopsis

<div> . . . </div>

Denotes a generic “division” or container for content within the flow of the document. Elements 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 accessible 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>