DIV - document division (Not in HTML 2.0!)

Purpose

To specify document division. The ALIGN attribute allows different alignments (left, center, right) to be used in different parts of the document.

The DIV element can also be used in conjunction with style sheets in order to affect the rendering of parts of a document in various ways.

Typical rendering

The part of document is aligned according to the ALIGN attribute of the element.

Basic syntax

Possible attributes

The ALIGN attribute specifies the default alignment; it can be overridden by ALIGN attributes in enclosed elements (e.g. P elements).

Allowed context

Contents

Examples

Example DIV-1.html:

<P>
This is a normal paragraph which will be rendered according to
default alignments, which usually means left alignment.
</P>
<DIV ALIGN=CENTER>
<P>
This is text which will be centered.
</P>
<P>
This is a longer text paragraph which will be centered.
It is so long that line breaks will most probably occur.
Notice that the division into lines is usually not the same
as in the HTML file.
</P>
</DIV>

Example DIV-2.html:

<DIV ALIGN=CENTER>
Mieleni minun tekevi<BR>
aivoni ajattelevi<BR>
lähteäni laulamahan<BR>
saa'ani sanelemahan.<BR>
<P ALIGN=RIGHT><CITE>Kalevala</CITE></P>
</DIV>

Notes

In HTML 4.0, the ALIGN attribute is deprecated .

Since DIV is a block-like element, it terminates an open P element ( i.e. causes the browser to assume an implied </P> tag when necessary). Other than this, browsers are not expected to render paragraph breaks before and after DIV elements. If paragraph breaks are desired, you can use the P element with an ALIGN attribute instead.