If I place a div element inside an anchor element, it invalidates my HTML.
What is the reason of not placing block level elements inside inline elements ?
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You can get the rules from W3. As for the reasoning and history behind rules, good luck. – j08691 Apr 07 '13 at 02:07
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1Because [it doesn't parse correctly in older browsers](http://stackoverflow.com/q/1091739). – icktoofay Apr 07 '13 at 02:11
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If I place a div element inside an anchor element, it invalidates my HTML.
What is the reason of not placing block level elements inside inline elements?
The HTML specification describes which elements may contain other elements. "Flow content" can often contain "Flow Content", or "Phrasing Content", but even this is not always the case. For example, a p element is a block level element, but it may only contain "Phrasing Content".
