In HTML every element has a unique view.So it is categorised into two type:block and inline.
A block-level element always starts with a new line and takes up the full width available (stretches out to the left and right as far as it can).
The <div>element is a block-level element.
<div>Hello World</div>
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An inline element does not start on a new line and only takes up as much width as necessary.
This is an inline <span> element inside a paragraph.
<span>Hello World<span>
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The <div> Element
The <div> element is often used as a container for other HTML elements.
The <div> element has no required attributes, but style, class and id are common.
When used together with CSS, the <div> element can be used to style blocks of content: