Div Layout vs. Table Layout in HTML

In HTML, a layout defines the basic structure and appearance of a website. HTML layout is a blueprint that shows us how the HTML elements are arranged in a webpage. It provides you the functionality of creating webpages using simple HTML tags.

DIV Layout

Div layout is the most common layout in HTML and is based on elements. element in HTML is used to define section of document. tag is a container tag i.e. it has both opening and ending tag.

We can define multiple elements inside a HTML document and each of them can be used to show different set of information. Inside element we can use more than one HTML elements like paragpraph(

), heading(), span() etc. We can group all the HTML elements of the tag and can apply CSS to them to make them more understandable and presentable.

Example

Following is the example for div layout

   h2,p  
Introduction to Div tag
 
Div tag is the most commonly used tag for creating layout in HTML.
 
   

Table Layout

Example

   table, th, td  
we can use html elements inside table tag and we can also have multiple table row and table data in a table.
 
This contains heading of the Table
 
 
This tag contains the data to be shown by the table.
 
 
  
 
   

DIV VS Table Layout

Following are the differences between DIV and table layout –

Page Size − In Div layout, we have

tag which contains only HTML elements and we can define their styling in a single CSS file whereas in the case of table layout we have th, td, tr and multiple element and each element will have its separate styling which will increase the overall size of the page.

Conclusion

In conclusion, both the div and table layout have their own advantages and disadvantages. The div-based layout is more flexible than the table-based one, but it requires more coding skills to create and maintain. On the other hand, tables are easier to learn for beginners and can be used for complex layouts that would otherwise require a lot of extra code with divs. Ultimately, it depends on what you're trying to accomplish with your website design as to which approach is better suited for your needs.