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sworup budhathoki
Courses Plus Student 3,965 Pointswhat is the differentiate between div and section could you please explain me in brief in html and css
what is the differentiate between div and section could you please explain me in brief in html and css
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Steven Parker
231,275 PointsThe HTML Content Division element (<div>) is the generic container for flow content. It has no effect on the content or layout until styled using CSS. As a "pure" container, the <div> element does not inherently represent anything. The <div> element should be used only when no other semantic element (such as <article> or <nav>) is appropriate.
The HTML <section> element represents a standalone section — which doesn't have a more specific semantic element to represent it — contained within an HTML document. Typically, but not always, sections have a heading.
Do not use the <section> element as a generic container; this is what <div> is for, especially when the sectioning is only for styling purposes. Also note that a <section> element must not be a descendant of an <address> element.