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HTML

Posted by Jonathan Sanchez
Jonathan Sanchez
8,080 Points

ul's or div's? whats better or are they just personal preferences?

what advantages will ul have against div?

2 Answers

Micah Cooksey
Micah Cooksey
7,151 Points

Although ul and div are both block level elements, they aren't interchangeable.

ul stands for unordered list, and should only be used as the parent element for li elements when you're creating lists that are not numbered (ie unordered). When creating numbered/ordered lists, you would use an ol (ordered list) element instead.

div stands for division (more specifically HTML Document Division Element), and is used to break up groups of lower-level elements.

In Nick's HTML Course, you'll get a great explanation of each element and its appropriate usage.

Jonathan Sanchez
Jonathan Sanchez
8,080 Points
Jonathan Sanchez
Jonathan Sanchez
8,080 Points

Thank you will do.