CODE Description:
The CODE tag indicates that the enclosed text is computer code or programming code.
The CODE tag is a semantic tag that gives the enclosed text a specific meaning for the computer. These types of tags are used more for style and to markup your text more meaningfully than for layout or design.
CODE Web Browser Support:
- AvantGo Windows CE
- Chrome 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- Firefox 1, 2, 3
- Internet Explorer 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
- Netscape 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8
- Opera 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
- Safari 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- WebTV/MSN TV
HTML Versions
CODE Attributes:
CODE End Tag:
CODE Contents:
CDATA Usually text. The following tags are valid within the CODE tag:
a,
abbr,
acronym,
applet,
b,
basefont,
bdo,
big,
br,
button,
cite,
code,
dfn,
em,
font,
i,
iframe,
img,
input,
kbd,
label,
map,
object,
q,
s,
samp,
script,
select,
small,
span,
strike,
strong,
sub,
sup,
tt,
u,
var
CODE Valid Context:
The CODE tag is valid within the following tags:
a,
abbr,
acronym,
address,
applet,
b,
bdo,
big,
blockquote,
body,
button,
caption,
center,
cite,
code,
dd,
del,
dfn,
div,
dt,
em,
fieldset,
font,
form,
h1,
h2,
h3,
h4,
h5,
h6,
i,
iframe,
ins,
kbd,
label,
legend,
li,
noframes,
noscript,
object,
p,
q,
s,
samp,
small,
span,
strike,
strong,
sub,
sup,
td,
th,
tt,
u,
var
CODE Usage:
standard code example
<p>
This is a typical HTML header:
<code>
<html>
<head>
<title></title>
</head>
</code>
</p>
CODE Special Notes:
- Most browsers display the code tag in a monospace font.
- You should not use this tag to get monospaced text, if you need that, you should use the font-family style property.
- Don”t confuse the CODE tag with the CODE attribute of the APPLET tag.
