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The Div element is one of the four layout elements in Bricks (1.5+).

Introduced together with the Section & Block element, it allows you to create flexible layouts in record time. The Div element in Bricks is a plain, unstyled div. It’s the most generic element to group and lay out your content.

While you use the Container to “contain” other elements inside a preset width of 1100px, and the Block element with a 100% width, the Div element has no presets at all.

This makes it perfect to use inside other layout elements as it grows & shrinks according to its content, or to build Div-only class-based layouts. Use the Div element for grouping content, creating custom layouts, or when you need complete control over styling without any predefined properties.

Tip: The Div element’s HTML tag setting allows you to transform it into any semantic HTML element (article, nav, ul, li, a (link), etc.) while keeping all the powerful layout and styling controls. This flexibility makes it a versatile building block that can adapt to different content structures and semantic requirements.

Settings

Section titled “Settings”

  • Grid column (text) - CSS grid column span when parent uses grid layout. Controls grid-column property.

  • Grid row (text) - CSS grid row span when parent uses grid layout. Controls grid-row property.

  • Query loop - Enable query loop functionality for dynamic content. Available for Container, Block, Div, and Section elements.

  • Link (link) - Link settings when using anchor tag. Required when HTML tag is set to ‘a’.

  • HTML tag (select) - HTML tag for the div element. Options: div, section, a [Link], article, nav, ol, ul, li, aside, address, figure, custom. Default: div.

  • Custom tag (text) - Custom HTML tag when “custom” is selected. Without attributes. Required when HTML tag is ‘custom’.

  • Display (select) - CSS display property. Options: flex, grid, block, inline-block, inline, none. Default: block.

Grid Layout (when Display is grid)

Section titled “Grid Layout (when Display is grid)”

  • Gap (number with units) - Gap between grid items. Controls grid-gap property.

  • Grid template columns (text) - CSS grid template columns. Supports dynamic data and variables.

  • Grid template rows (text) - CSS grid template rows. Supports dynamic data and variables.

  • Grid auto columns (text) - Grid auto columns size. Supports dynamic data and variables.

  • Grid auto rows (text) - Grid auto rows size. Supports dynamic data and variables.

  • Grid auto flow (select) - Grid auto flow direction. Options: row, column, dense.

  • Justify items (justify-content) - Grid justify items alignment.

  • Align items (align-items) - Grid align items alignment.

  • Justify content (justify-content) - Grid justify content alignment.

  • Align content (align-items) - Grid align content alignment.

Flex Layout (when Display is flex)

Section titled “Flex Layout (when Display is flex)”

  • Flex wrap (select) - Flexbox wrapping behavior. Options: No wrap, Wrap, Wrap reverse.

  • Direction (direction) - Flexbox direction (row/column). Controls flex-direction property.

  • Align self (align-items) - Align self for this flex item. Controls align-self property with !important.

  • Align main axis (justify-content) - Justify content alignment. Controls justify-content property.

  • Align cross axis (align-items) - Align items alignment. Controls align-items property.

  • Column gap (number with units) - Gap between flex columns. Controls column-gap property.

  • Row gap (number with units) - Gap between flex rows. Controls row-gap property.

  • Flex grow (number) - Flex grow factor. Minimum: 0. Controls flex-grow property. Default placeholder: 0.

  • Flex shrink (number) - Flex shrink factor. Minimum: 0. Controls flex-shrink property. Default placeholder: 1.

  • Flex basis (text) - Flex basis value. Supports dynamic data and variables. Controls flex-basis property. Default placeholder: auto.

Order

Section titled “Order”
  • Order (number) - Flexbox order. Minimum: -999. Controls order property. Default placeholder: 0. Available when display is not ‘none’.

Style

Section titled “Style”

These controls can be accessed under the Style tab in the element settings.

Masonry

Section titled “Masonry”
  • Masonry layout (checkbox) - Enable masonry layout for child elements.
  • Columns (number) - Number of masonry columns. Default: 3. Controls --columns CSS property.
  • Spacing (number with units) - Spacing between masonry items. Default: 10px. Controls --gutter CSS property.
  • Horizontal order (checkbox) - Enable horizontal ordering in masonry layout.
  • Transition: Duration (number with units) - Animation duration for masonry transitions. Default: 0.4s. Set to “0” to disable default animations.
  • Reveal animation (select) - Animation type for masonry items. Options: Scale, Fade, Slide from left, Slide from right, Skew. Default: Scale. Only applies to new items added to the DOM.

Theme Style: Element – Div

Section titled “Theme Style: Element – Div”

You can change the defaults of the Div element in your theme styles under “Element – Div”:

  • display
  • flex-direction (if display set to “flex”)
  • justify-content (if display set to “flex”)
  • align-items (if display set to “flex”)
  • width
  • min-width
  • max-width
  • margin
  • padding