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Paul M
16,370 Points<div> Element Support
I see the element <div> in most lessons, what does it really mean?
2 Answers
Jason Anders
Treehouse Moderator 145,860 PointsThe div (or Divisional) tag is mostly used to aid in stylistic purposes (for grouping). See more in the MDN Documentation
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Benjamin Ferguson
2,955 PointsIt's essentially used to "divide" your html into different sections, much like the "section" tag, though I believe the section tag did not exist until HTML5 and has some additional purposes. But I think they mostly are used for styling.
Ken Chung
17,585 PointsKen Chung
17,585 PointsElements are the specific type of HTML tags you're using. Not all elements are the same, some will either contain 1 tag by itself or 2 tags. For example the p element has two tags, or the image element only has one tag.
The element p is an element used in HTML to define paragraphs and display text onto a webpage, the image element is used to define an image and display it onto a webpage.
I hope this helps you, please correct me if I'm wrong for the experts out there!