DIV must always define display and position or not or what is default

Question

After searching a lot I cannot find the answer I am looking for. I am a TABLE user currently editing my old site to new tech but I have a question:

    <div style="background:#6666; 
here: we go; 
display:block; position:relative;> test </div>

Does I must set always to all divs the display and position attributes ?

If I don't set default attributes what will then be their default attributes for display and position?

Yeah it is a nice question, many tell you how to use those attributes but nobody tell you if you have to or not...

Any div guy

Out of my own curiosity, what is the `here: we go;` style supposed to be? — sharf, May 03 '15 at 20:30
This is just to separate or initiate the question, in other words it is nothing — Cardinale, May 03 '15 at 20:34
possible duplicate of [Browsers' default CSS for HTML elements](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6867254/browsers-default-css-for-html-elements) — Stickers, May 03 '15 at 20:41

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered May 03 '15 at 20:27

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No they are not required. If you don't specify them, div tags will have the following default values for those CSS properties:

display: block
position: static

answered May 03 '15 at 20:27

Alex W

Thanks a lot Alex. Just a small question: If I set a table TD height in css will it work or I must insert a DIV inside the TD to make it be the height I want tit to be? – Cardinale May 03 '15 at 20:30
I will set your question as correct in 5 minutes when system let me do it – Cardinale May 03 '15 at 20:33
[Use a div](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5091179/css-how-to-make-td-a-fixed-height). – Alex W May 03 '15 at 20:33
So you are breaking with tables you say in your question and now you are crawling back to them?? What exactly are you trying to do? – Michelangelo May 03 '15 at 20:43
Mikey I must have a table for tubular data only – Cardinale May 04 '15 at 13:43

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