Name

div — <div> . . . </div>

Denotes a generic “division” within the document. This element is used to add a customizable block element to the document. The content within the div element is typically given a name via a class or id attribute and then formatted with stylesheets.

Attributes

Core,Internationalization, Events

align="center |left |right"

Deprecated. Aligns the text within the element to the left, right, or center of the page.

Example

<div id="sidebar">Content of sidebar. . . </div>

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