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angel angel
angel angel
6,620 Points
Posted by angel angel
angel angel
6,620 Points

Why use <section> and <main> instead of <div>

So I being try to understand what is the differences of the following elements <div>, <Section> and <Main> ,and when to used what. For example : <body> <header> <div id="logo">hello</div> <nav>...</nav> </header> <main role="main"> <h1>Guitars</h1> <p>The greatest guitars ever built.</p>

<article>
  <h2>Ok today</h2>
  <p>...</p>
</article>

<article>
  <h2>Cool stuff</h2>
  <p>...</p>
</article>

</main> </body>

Also I don't understand how the elemet of <Div> works. Is any good tutorial out there on how works and and how I use it. Thank you so much guys for your help. I just a new programmer lost lol. You guys know that is the fun part of all lol. Thanks again!

1 Answer

Simon Coates
Simon Coates
28,694 Points
Simon Coates
Simon Coates
28,694 Points

main, section etc are newer and have meaning. div is a generic block level container. see here for a prior discussion.