<samp> Description:
The <samp></samp> tag designates sample output from scripts and computer programs.
<samp> Web Browser Support:
- Netscape 2, 3, 4, 6, 7
- Mozilla 1
- Firefox 1
- Internet Explorer 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
- Opera 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
- Safari 1
- WebTV / MSNTV
- AvantGo Palm OS
- AvantGo Windows CE
- HTML 3.2, 4.0
- XHTML 1.0
Text Module
<samp> Attributes:
- class (optional)
- dir (optional)
- id (optional)
- lang (optional)
- onclick (optional)
- ondblclick (optional)
- onkeydown (optional)
- onkeypress (optional)
- onkeyup (optional)
- onmousedown (optional)
- onmouseout (optional)
- onmouseover (optional)
- onmouseup (optional)
- style (optional)
- title (optional)
<samp> End Tag:
</samp> REQUIRED<samp> Contents:
Usually HTML text. The following tags are valid within the <samp> tag:
a, abbr, acronym, applet, b, basefont, bdo, big, br, button, cite, samp, dfn, em, font, i, iframe, img, input, kbd, label, map, object, q, s, samp, script, select, small, span, strike, strong, sub, sup, textarea, tt, u, var
<samp> Valid Context:
The <samp> tag is valid within the following tags:
a, abbr, acronym, address, applet, b, bdo, big, blockquote, body, button, caption, center, cite, samp, 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, pre, q, s, samp, small, span, strike, strong, sub, sup, td, th, tt, u, var
<samp> Usage:
- sample text
After you hit enter, the computer will respond with:
<samp>
choose a number between 1 and 10
</samp>
<samp> Special Notes:
- Most browsers display the samp tag in a monospace font.
- If you want your text to be monospaced, and it is not a segment of sample text, you should use the <tt> tag or style sheets.
