HTML <mark> tag

Definition and usage

<mark> The tag defines the text to be marked or highlighted.

See also:

HTML tutorial:HTML text formatting

HTML DOM reference manual:Mark object

Example

Highlight a part of the text:

<p>Don't forget to buy <mark>milk</mark> today.</p>

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Global attributes

<mark> The tag also supports Global attributes in HTML.

event attributes

<mark> The tag also supports Event attributes in HTML.

Default CSS settings

Most browsers will display the following default values <mark> Element:

mark {
  background-color: yellow;
  color: black;
}

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Browser support

The numbers in the table indicate the first browser version to fully support this tag.

Chrome Edge Firefox Safari Opera
Chrome Edge Firefox Safari Opera
6.0 9.0 4.0 5.0 11.1