Name

div

Synopsis

<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 style sheets.

Attributes

Core(id, class, style, title), 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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