HTML div Tag

Example

A section in a document that will be displayed in blue:
<div style="color:#0000FF">
  <h3>This is a heading</h3>
  <p>This is a paragraph.</p>
</div>

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The <div> tag is supported in all major browsers.

Definition and Usage

The <div> tag defines a division or a section in an HTML document.
The <div> tag is used to group block-elements to format them with CSS.

Tips and Notes

Tip: The <div> element is very often used together with CSS, to layout a web page.
Note: By default, browsers always place a line break before and after the <div> element. However, this can be changed with CSS.