Welcome to the Treehouse Community

Want to collaborate on code errors? Have bugs you need feedback on? Looking for an extra set of eyes on your latest project? Get support with fellow developers, designers, and programmers of all backgrounds and skill levels here with the Treehouse Community! While you're at it, check out some resources Treehouse students have shared here.

Looking to learn something new?

Treehouse offers a seven day free trial for new students. Get access to thousands of hours of content and join thousands of Treehouse students and alumni in the community today.

Start your free trial

CSS Framework Basics Prototyping with Bootstrap Building Modal Windows and Forms

shaleeneejadoopat
shaleeneejadoopat
5,456 Points
Posted by shaleeneejadoopat
shaleeneejadoopat
5,456 Points

Div elements

Why are there so many div elements used in these tutorials and not the HTML 5 structure ?

1 Answer

ammonquackenbush
ammonquackenbush
3,867 Points
ammonquackenbush
ammonquackenbush
3,867 Points

The reason bootstrap uses so many <div> elements is that they are generic elements, they can be styled easily, and it makes bootstrap more compatible with older browsers (which may not register HTML5 elements/tags).