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    Catasphere
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    Just a quick question. To elaborate: instead of using div tags to separate sections, can I just use section tags? Are they interchangeable semantically?

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    Semantically you should be using section tags for, well, sections. Make sure you set display: block; and use the HTML5 shim for older browsers.

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    jamygolden
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    Yeah, section is essentially the HTML5 div. However, I use them both. I use a div for the #page-wrap and section for something big like #main-content. I don’t nest sections though. I just don’t like the thought of it =)

    But I don’t find myself using divs or sections too much. Usually you can replace them with unordered lists, asides, articles, header, hgroup, footer, time, etc.

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