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

Example

Output:

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