Question about <div> tag

andypandyrox456 · April 4th, 2010, 11:30 AM

Hello everyone!
I have a question about the <div> tag.
I understand that you use this tag when you want to group certain items together.
However, when you use this tag, it transfers everything in this tag to the next line.
If you use the <div> tag only to put stuff on a new line, is there any difference between <div> and <br />?

PeterPeiGuo · April 4th, 2010, 12:12 PM

Try the following in your browser:

Code:

<div style="float: left">foo</div><div>bar</div>

As you can see, both foo and bar are displayed on the same line. CSS opens up the door for lots of nice things.

andypandyrox456 · April 4th, 2010, 01:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PeterPeiGuo

Try the following in your browser:

Code:

<div style="float: left">foo</div><div>bar</div>

As you can see, both foo and bar are displayed on the same line. CSS opens up the door for lots of nice things.

Yes, I am currently reading about CSS.
So basically, with <div> you can align your text, while <br /> can't do that for you (it only makes a line break). Just wanted to make sure I got that right.
Also, the default value for <div> is center?