<code>: The Inline Code element
The <code>
HTML element displays its contents styled in a fashion intended to indicate that the text is a short fragment of computer code. By default, the content text is displayed using the user agent's default monospace font.
Content categories | Flow content, phrasing content, palpable content. |
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Permitted content | Phrasing content. |
Tag omission | None, both the starting and ending tag are mandatory. |
Permitted parents | Any element that accepts phrasing content. |
Implicit ARIA role | No corresponding role |
Permitted ARIA roles | Any |
DOM interface |
HTMLElement Up to Gecko 1.9.2 (Firefox 4)
inclusive, Firefox implements the
HTMLSpanElement interface for this element.
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Attributes
This element only includes the global attributes.
Example
A paragraph of text that includes <code>
:
<p>The function <code>selectAll()</code> highlights all the text in the
input field so the user can, for example, copy or delete the text.</p>
The output generated by this HTML looks like this:
Notes
To represent multiple lines of code, wrap the <code>
element within a <pre>
element. The <code>
element by itself only represents a single phrase of code or line of code.
A CSS rule can be defined for the code
selector to override the browser's default font face. Preferences set by the user might take precedence over the specified CSS.
Specifications
Specification |
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HTML Standard # the-code-element |
Browser compatibility
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