CODE source (computer) code XHTML 1.0 Transitional

Element code

Purpose source (computer) code

Description This element encloses source text of of computer programs. Note that this does not create or preserve line breaks in this enclosed text. If you need linebreaks preserved, use pre.

Start tag Required <code>

Attributes

Name	Type	Default	Comment
class	CDATA	#IMPLIED	space-separated list of classes
dir	( ltr \| rtl )	#IMPLIED	direction for weak/neutral text
id	ID	#IMPLIED	document-wide unique id
lang	NMTOKEN	#IMPLIED	language code (backwards compatible); language code as RFC3066
onclick	CDATA	#IMPLIED	a pointer button was clicked; script expression
ondblclick	CDATA	#IMPLIED	a pointer button was double clicked; script expression
onkeydown	CDATA	#IMPLIED	a key was pressed down; script expression
onkeypress	CDATA	#IMPLIED	a key was pressed and released; script expression
onkeyup	CDATA	#IMPLIED	a key was released; script expression
onmousedown	CDATA	#IMPLIED	a pointer button was pressed down; script expression
onmousemove	CDATA	#IMPLIED	a pointer was moved within; script expression
onmouseout	CDATA	#IMPLIED	a pointer was moved away; script expression
onmouseover	CDATA	#IMPLIED	a pointer was moved onto; script expression
onmouseup	CDATA	#IMPLIED	a pointer button was released; script expression
style	CDATA	#IMPLIED	associated style info; style sheet data
title	CDATA	#IMPLIED	advisory title; text used for titles
xml:lang	NMTOKEN	#IMPLIED	language code (as per XML 1.0 spec); language code as RFC3066

Content ( #PCDATA | a | br | span | bdo | object | applet | img | map | iframe | tt | i | b | u | s | strike | big | small | font | basefont | em | strong | dfn | code | q | samp | kbd | var | cite | abbr | acronym | sub | sup | input | select | textarea | label | button | ins | del | script )*

End tag Required </code>

Referenced in a abbr acronym address applet b bdo big blockquote body button caption center cite code dd del dfn div dt em fieldset font form h1 h2 h3 h4 h5 h6 i iframe ins kbd label legend li noframes noscript object p pre q s samp small span strike strong sub sup td th tt u var

Example

Source	Appearance
Open the Java application with the line <code>public static void main (String args[])</code>	Open the Java application with the line `public static void main (String args[])`