HTML <code> Tag: The HTML<code> tag describes a piece of computer code. And it is one of the phrase tags. While the tag is displayed in the browsers with default monospace font. During the creation of web pages sometimes there is a need to display computer programming code. It could be done by any basic heading tag of HTML but HTML provides a separated tag which is <code>.
HTML <code> Tag
The HTML<code> tag supports both the global and the event attributes. The HTML code tag is a specific type of text which represent computer output. HTML provides many methods for text-formatting but <code> tag is displayed with fixed letter size, font, and spacing.
Syntax: <code> Text </code>
Browser compatibility
The HTML<code> tag is supported by different type of browsers.
- Chrome
- Firefox
- Opera
- Safari
- InternetExplorer.
Example:
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <body> <code>This is a text</code><br> </body> </html>
Output:
This is a text
Tags that are supported by the <code> tag
| Tag | Description |
|---|---|
| em | Renders as emphasized text |
| strong | Specifies the important text |
| code | Defines a piece of computer code |
| samp | Specifies sample output from a computer program |
| kbd | Specifies keyboard input |
| var | Specifies a variable |