Why exactly do we use <div> tags in HTML and when should we use them?

Question

I have just finished learning about HTML in the Web Development Fundamentals course and am not entirely sure of why and when we should use <div> tags within HTML? Thanks for the help

Answer 1

The <div> tag defines a division or a section in an HTML document.

The <div> tag is used as a container for HTML elements - which is then styled with CSS or manipulated with JavaScript.

The <div> tag is easily styled by using the class or id attribute.

Any sort of content can be put inside the <div> tag!

Note: By default, browsers always place a line break before and after the <div> element.

Answer 2

Source: https://www.w3schools.com/tags/tag_div.ASP

Answer 3

Thank you Kyle Clemmer!

I wasn't really sure of when to use it, but your explanation helped clear a lot of things up for me.

Thanks a lot!