HTML samp Tag

by Online Tutorials Library July 14, 2022

HTML <samp> tag

HTML <samp> tag is a phrase tag which is used to represent the sample output from a computer program or a script, in the browser.

The content written between the <samp> and </samp>, tags renders in a browser?s default monospace font.

Note: The <samp> tag is not deprecated yet, but you can also use CSS property to achieve the same result.

Syntax

Following are some specifications about the HTML <samp> tag

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

Example

  <!DOCTYPE html>  <html>  <head>  <title>HTML samp tag</title>  <style>       body{       text-align: center;                }      </style>  </head>  <body>   <h2>Example of samp tag</h2>  <p>I am trying to install a software on my system but it is continuously giving an error message:  </p>  <p><samp>Error 5: Access is denied.</samp></p>  </body>  </html>  

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Output:

HTML samp tag

Attribute:

Tag-specific attributes:

The <samp> tag does not contain any specific attribute.

Global attribute:

The <samp> tag supports the global attributes in HTML

Event attribute:

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

Supporting Browsers

Element	Chrome	IE	Firefox	Opera	Safari
<samp>	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

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