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HTML HTML Basics Structuring Your Content Grouping Content with <main> and <div>

Anmol Bajaj
Anmol Bajaj
5,556 Points
Posted by Anmol Bajaj
Anmol Bajaj
5,556 Points

Do we still need to use <div> with <body> ? Or is it just an old practice It was recommended in the video.

In the video it was instructed to use <div> with the <body> . I just want to know the main reason, why it was asked .

5 Answers

Kyle Hartigan
Kyle Hartigan
16,967 Points
Kyle Hartigan
Kyle Hartigan
16,967 Points

You will always create elements inside your <body> tag, the body tag simply declares the beginning of the core content of the page.

riley brown
riley brown
11,645 Points
riley brown
riley brown
11,645 Points

Yes divs are good for grouping / dividing content and styling them with css

pet
pet
10,908 Points
pet
pet
10,908 Points

You don't have to use <div> tags, they just section up your code. You can make your own tags, for sectioning your code, but they don't do anything special.

Michael Pashkov
Michael Pashkov
22,024 Points
Michael Pashkov
Michael Pashkov
22,024 Points

https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/div

generic container, it's used to group content so it can be easily styled using the class or id attributes.

Deividas Paulauskas
Deividas Paulauskas
3,661 Points
Deividas Paulauskas
Deividas Paulauskas
3,661 Points

Divs will be your best friends when styling your page.