HTML Samp Tag

In HTML, the <samp> tag stands for sample tag.

• It is used to enclose inline text which represents a sample or output of a computer program.
• Also, it is a phrase tag.
• The content inside the starting and ending of <samp> tag is typically rendered in the browser's default monospaced font.
• The <samp> tag comes under the category of Inline elements.

The <samp> tag requires the start(opening) tag and end(closing) tag. Given below is the basic syntax for the <samp> tag:

<samp>
..content here
</samp>

HTML <samp> Tag Basic Example

Below we have a basic example to show the usage of <samp> tag:

This tag does not have specific attributes; though it supports global and event attributes.

Given below are the default CSS settings used by most of the browsers:-

samp {
  font-family: monospace;
}

Following browsers support this attribute:

• Google Chrome 6.0+
• Internet Explorer 9.0+
• Firefox 4+
• Opera 11.1+
• Safari 5.0+