<code>

Summary

The HTML <code> Element represents a fragment of computer code. By default, it is displayed in the browser's default monospace font.

• Content categories Flow content, phrasing content, palpable content.
• Permitted content Phrasing content.
• Tag omission None, both the starting and ending tag are mandatory.
• Permitted parent elements Any element that accepts phrasing content.
• DOM interface HTMLElement Up to Gecko 1.9.2 (Firefox 4) inclusive, Firefox implements the HTMLSpanElement interface for this element.

Attributes

This element only includes the global attributes.

Example

<p>Regular text. <code>This is code.</code> Regular text.</p>

Result

Regular text. This is code. Regular text.

Note

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	Status	Comment
HTML	Living standard
HTML5	Candidate Recommendation
HTML 4.01 Specification	Recommendation

Browser compatibility

See also

• <blockquote>
• <q>