Can I put text directly in <div>...</div>? Or do I need to wrap it in <p>...</p> first?

Question

This question sounds pretty stupid but what is the practice regarding my question. Should I always do this:

<div>
 Text goes here. Lots of text.
</div>

Or should I always wrap text in a <p> tag?

<div>
 <p>Text goes here. Lots of text.</p>
</div>

Please advise.

Answer 1

Yes, you can put it directly in the div. You should do whatever is hierarchically correct and semantically appropriate for whatever you are trying to do. That may mean you need a p tag, or it may not.