Note/Info Consider using the <code> tag only when needed else it is better to use CSS Texts or CSS Text Effects.
HTML <code> tag
The <code> tag defines text in computer code for formatting. This is one of the Phrase tags.
To understand formatting in details, Click on HTML Formatting.
Syntax:
<code> Text….</code>
Default CSS Value
font-family: monospace;
How Browser will display
INLINE.
Difference between HTML4.01, XHTML and HTML5
| HTML4 | XHTML | HTML5 |
|---|---|---|
| None | None | None |
Attributes used with <code> tag
NONE
Global Attributes
The <code> tag supports Global Attributes.
Event Attributes
The <code> tag supports Event Attributes.
Supporting Browsers
Related Tags
<strong>, <b>, <em>, <i>, <small>, <sub>, <sup>, <ins>, <del>, <mark>, <samp>, <kbd>, <var>, <cite>, <blockquote>, <q>, <bdi>, <bdo>, <address>, <abbr>, <acronym>.