<div> Tag Syntax

<body>
   ...
   ... flow content expected ...
   <div>
      ... flow content ...
   </div>
   ...
</body>
Rules for coding HTML div elements

Make sure you understand the difference between a tag and element and are familiar with the definitions of namespace and other HTML terms.

  1. Include a div element where flow content is expected.
  2. Begin the div element with a starting <div> tag. The element name uses lower case letters and should be in the HTML namespace, which it will pick up automatically from the xmlns attribute on the <html> tag.
  3. Inside the div element, between the starting <div> tag and the ending </div> tag, code the inner HTML flow content.
  4. End the div element with a matching </div> closing tag.
<div> Content Model
Content of the div element

The content of the div element can include HTML comments, text content and any tags that can be used in flow content.