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Contents 1 HTML Element CODE 1.1 Definition and Usage 1.2 Examples 1.3 Attributes 1.3.1 Optional attributes 1.3.2 Standard Attributes 1.3.3 Event Attributes 1.4 Tags in Tag 1.5 References

HTML Element CODE

Definition and Usage

The <code> tag is similar to the <pre> tag, only <code> is intended to be designated a fragment of computer code where as <pre> is designated to hold preformatted text, hence the name. Also, <code> only takes the width of the text within it and doesn't span the whole 100% whereas <pre>'s takes the full 100% unless told otherwise through the use of the width style property.

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Examples

<p>The function <code>COS (X)</code> calculate and return the Cosine of the parameter X.</p>

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Attributes

Optional attributes

None

Standard Attributes

id, class, title, style, dir, lang

Event Attributes

onclick, ondblclick, onmousedown, onmouseup, onmouseover, onmousemove, onmouseout, onkeypress, onkeydown, onkeyup

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Tags in Tag

• Fontstyle

TT, I, B, BIG, SMALL

• Phrase

EM, STRONG, DFN, CODE, SAMP, KBD, VAR, CITE, ABBR, ACRONYM

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References

• HTML 4.01 Specification, Phrase elements: EM, STRONG, DFN, CODE, SAMP, KBD, VAR, CITE, ABBR, and ACRONYM

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