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what · 03-09-2021, 02:11 AM

In many ePubs that I own, the headers (<h1> etc.) and paragraphs (<p>) of the page content are wrapped in an division element (<div>), e.g.:

Code:

<html>
...
<body>
    <div>
        <h1>Chapter Heading</h1>
        <p>The text of the chapter.</p>
    </div>
</body>
</html>

Sometimes the <body> and <div> are styled, usually defining margins, sometimes they are both unstyled.

What are the advantages and disadvantages of wrapping my page content in a <div>, and (why) should I do it?

03-09-2021, 02:11 AM	#1
what Enthusiast Posts: 28 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2021 Device: none	Advantage of a <div> wrapping the page content In many ePubs that I own, the headers (<h1> etc.) and paragraphs (<p>) of the page content are wrapped in an division element (<div>), e.g.: Code: <html> ... <body> <div> <h1>Chapter Heading</h1> <p>The text of the chapter.</p> </div> </body> </html> Sometimes the <body> and <div> are styled, usually defining margins, sometimes they are both unstyled. What are the advantages and disadvantages of wrapping my page content in a <div>, and (why) should I do it?