Example

A simple <code> tag:

Laboratory

description & Usage

The <code> tag is used to display computer codes.

Browsers use monospace font for the content inside this tag.

Tags related to <code>:

description

tag

Display computer code

font-family: monospace

<code>

Display computer code output

font-family: monospace

<samp>

Show keyboard buttons

font-family: monospace

<kbd>

Display variable and mathematical expression

font-style: italic

<var>

Pre-formatted text

font-family: monospace

There are other default styles

<pre>

Browser compatibility and Support

# Chrome Edge Firefox Safari Opera
<code>

Global Attributes

The <code> tag supports the HTML Global Attributes.

Event Attributes

The <code> tag supports the HTML Event Attributes.

Default CSS

Most browsers will display the <code> tag with the following default style: