HTML <code> Tag
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Description
The <code> tag represents a fragment of computer code — for example, a snippet of HTML or CSS, or some other programming language code.
The following table summarizes the usages context and the version history of this tag.
| Placement: | Inline |
|---|---|
| Content: | Inline and text |
| Start/End Tag: | Start tag: required, End tag: required |
| Version: | HTML 2, 3.2, 4, 4.01,5 |
Note: By default, most of the browsers displays the content of <code> element in a monospace (fixed-width) font, such as "Courier", but this style can be overridden using the CSS font-family property.
Syntax
The basic syntax of the <code> tag is given with:
The example below shows the <code> tag in action.
Example
Try this code »<p>Regular text. <code>computer code</code> Regular text.</p>Tip: Since spacing is important when presenting the computer codes, the <pre> element is most frequently used as a container for <code> elements because it preserves whitespace and line breaks.
Tag-Specific Attributes
The <code> tag doesn't have any specific attribute.
Global Attributes
Like all other HTML tags, the <code> tag supports the global attributes in HTML5.
Event Attributes
The <code> tag also supports the event attributes in HTML5.
Browser Compatibility
The <code> tag is supported in all major modern browsers.
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Basic Support—
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Further Reading
See tutorial on: HTML Text Formatting.
