<code>

Content categories	Flow content, phrasing content, palpable content.
Permitted content	Phrasing content.
Tag omission	None, both the starting and ending tag are mandatory.
Permitted parents	Any element that accepts phrasing content.
Permitted ARIA roles	Any
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
WHATWG HTML Living Standard The definition of '<code>' in that specification.	Living Standard
HTML5 The definition of '<code>' in that specification.	Recommendation
HTML 4.01 Specification The definition of '<code>' in that specification.	Recommendation

Browser compatibility

See also

• <samp>
• <kbd>
• <command> (deprecated)
• <var>