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HTML mark tag

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HTML <mark> tag

HTML <mark> tag is used to highlight the some text part inside of another element such as paragraph, for reference or any notation purpose.

This is a newly added tag and introduced in HTML5.

In most of the browser, the text contained with <mark> tag renders with the yellow background, but it can be changed using CSS background-color property.

Syntax:

Following are some specifications about the HTML <mark> tag

Display Inline
Start tag/End tag Both Start and End tag
Usage Semantic and textual

Example

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Output:

HTML mark tag

Attribute:

Global attribute:

The <mark > tag supports the global attributes in HTML

Event attribute:

The <mark> tag supports the event attributes in HTML.

Supporting Browsers

Element chrome browser Chrome ie browser IE firefox browser Firefox opera browser Opera safari browser Safari
<mark> Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
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