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Deepak Sharma
1,987 PointsRegarding div element
What exactly is the purpose of div tag.The way I see it, it is use to group some group of elements.Why can we just use section to apply style
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Michael Brown
7,431 Points<DIV> was first defined in HTML3.2 (1997) as a block element to surround other element(s) to apply left, center or right alignment. In HTML4.01 (1999) the <DIV> element received ID and CLASS attributes to identify it uniquely from other <DIV> elements, but it was still just a "grouping" element around anything for any purpose. Unlike the <H1> or <P> elements which have meaning ("Head Level 1" and "Paragraph"), the <DIV> element has no particular meaning in the document.
HTML5 brought us the new element <SECTION>, a block element that surrounds a logical group of related content, such as a chapter in a book, or a topic in an instruction manual. It typically has a heading element. HTML5 also brought us other semantic elements (elements that describe their content) such as <ARTICLE>, <NAV> and <ASIDE>.
Use <SECTION> around a group of elements when all of the content inside the <SECTION> is related, especially if the related content has a heading. But if you're just grouping some elements together in order to apply a style or other unique processing to the group, use the <DIV> element.