HTML mark Tag

HTML mark Tag defines the marked text. Most browsers will highlight the text inside the mark tag with yellow color but you can change this using CSS.

Table of Contents

• Syntax of HTML mark Tag
• Usage of HTML mark Tag
• Example of HTML mark Tag
• Browser Support for HTML mark Tag
• Global Attributes Support in HTML mark Tag
• Event Attributes Support in HTML mark Tag
• HTML mark Tag Video
• More Tags

Syntax of HTML mark Tag

The Syntax of HTML mark Tag is shown below, It has both starting tag and ending tag.

<mark>
</mark>

Usage of HTML mark Tag

HTML mark Tag is used to define the text which is important and which should be highlighted so that it looks different.

HTML mark Tag is used for text information which is an important reference or which is there for notation purpose.

HTML mark tag works like a highlighter.

HTML mark tag is an inline element.

Example of HTML mark Tag

Simple example of HTML mark Tag is given below.

<p><mark>HTML</mark> is a markup language.</p>

Output

HTML is a markup language.

In above example we have used mark tag to highlight the word "HTML".

Browser Support for HTML mark Tag

HTML mark Tag is supported by these versions of latest browsers like Chrome (6), Firefox (4), Edge (9), Opera (11.1) and more.

Global Attributes Support in HTML mark Tag

The HTML mark Tag supports all Global Attributes.

Event Attributes Support in HTML mark Tag

The HTML mark Tag supports all Event Attributes.

HTML mark Tag Video

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