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HTML HTML Basics Going Further with HTML Adding Developer Notes with HTML Comments

Darya Zata
Darya Zata
2,562 Points
Posted by Darya Zata
Darya Zata
2,562 Points

why put div next to body?

Hello all,

i dont really get it well why we should put div at almost same position as body? I would understand if u put div around a block that u cant identify as f.e. as an article. But why is whole body also a div?

thank U

3 Answers

Matthew Long
Matthew Long
28,407 Points
Matthew Long
Matthew Long
28,407 Points

You're right putting the <div> tag around everything inside the body provides very little benefit. The video was only showing you how a <div> tag works. It is not normally wrapping the entire content inside the body. You'll typically find them wrapping smaller blocks of HTML like you said.

B.B. Groeneveld
B.B. Groeneveld
2,826 Points

Is that why he mentioned "wrapper div" in stead of just "div"? Just to be sure...

Matthew Long
Matthew Long
28,407 Points
Matthew Long
Matthew Long
28,407 Points

A <div> can be used as a wrapper to wrap elements and style those elements as a group.

B.B. Groeneveld
B.B. Groeneveld
2,826 Points

Great, thanks.

Kevin Archer
Kevin Archer
2,619 Points
Kevin Archer
Kevin Archer
2,619 Points

Hi Darya,

I think future lessons go on to illustrate why wrapping everything after <body> in a <div> tag may be helpful when we go on to use CSS with our websites. I'm not quite there yet myself, but I'm almost certain it's mentioned in the lesson!