CODE - Code fragments

This element is also available in our updated HTML 4 reference. Some characteristics may have changed.

Appearance:	<CODE> </CODE>
Attributes:	None.
Contents:	TT, I, B, U, STRIKE, BIG, SMALL, SUB, SUP, EM, STRONG, DFN, CODE, SAMP, KBD, VAR, CITE, A, APPLET, IMG, FONT, BASEFONT, BR, MAP, INPUT, SELECT, TEXTAREA and plain text.
May occur in:	BODY, DIV, CENTER, BLOCKQUOTE, FORM, TH, TD, DT, DD, LI, P, H1, H2, H3, H4, H5, H6, PRE, ADDRESS, TT, I, B, U, STRIKE, BIG, SMALL, SUB, SUP, EM, STRONG, DFN, CODE, SAMP, KBD, VAR, CITE, FONT, A, APPLET, CAPTION.

CODE is used for snippets of code which appear inside a paragraph of text. It is usually rendered in a monospaced font. You can use this tag to mark up things like <CODE>for ( ; ; ) ;</CODE> is a nice way to make an endless loop in C.

For larger blocks of code, use PRE instead. If what you are marking up is what a user should type in, use KBD.

Notes:

CODE will usually be rendered in a monospaced font, but multiple spaces are collapsed, unlike in PRE. This can screw up the spacing in your code if you want to provide more than one line.

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