HTML <mark> Tag
Example
Highlight parts of a text:
<p>Do not forget to buy <mark>milk</mark> today.</p>
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Definition and Usage
The <mark> tag defines marked text.
Use the <mark> tag if you want to highlight parts of your text.
Browser Support
The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the element.
| Element | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <mark> | 6.0 | 9.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 11.1 |
Differences Between HTML 4.01 and HTML5
The <mark> tag is new in HTML5.
Global Attributes
The <mark> tag also supports the Global Attributes in HTML.
Event Attributes
The <mark> tag also supports the Event Attributes in HTML.
Related Pages
HTML tutorial: HTML Text Formatting
HTML DOM reference: Mark Object
Default CSS Settings
Most browsers will display the <mark> element with the following default values:
