HTML Syntax

<code>
   ...
</code>

NOTE: Both start and end tags are required.

The <code> element displays a portion of text as a fragment of computer code.

The element is similar in function to the <kbd> and <samp> elements, that render text in the browser’s default fixed-width font.

code is used for inline formatting. For sections of code samples where block formatting is important, use the <pre> element to preserve the space characters and line breaks used in the code structure.

The following shows how the code element may be used.

<p>The <code>onLoad</code> attribute for the BODY tag lets authors define an action that
occurs when the document has finished loading.
   
<p>For example, <code>onLoad="function1 ( ); return false;"</code>.

<p>Notice that the <code>onLoad</code> statement should always return <code>false</code>.</p>

which would render on a Web page as

The onLoad attribute for the BODY tag lets authors define an action that occurs when the document has finished loading.

For example, onLoad="function1 ( ); return false;".

Notice that the onLoad statement should always return false.

• 4.5.15 The code element

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