Basic Structure

HTML  Tag

The comment tag is used to insert comments in the source code. Comments are not displayed in the browsers.

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Definition and Usage

The comment tag is used to insert comments in the source code. Comments are not displayed in the browsers.

Standard Syntax:

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HTML  Example

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Try it Yourself

Live code demonstration for the  tag. Click "Try it Yourself" to edit and experiment in real time.

<div style="font-family: system-ui, sans-serif; padding: 16px; background: #ffffff; border-radius: 8px; border: 1px solid #e2e8f0; color: #0f172a;">
<!--This is a comment. Comments are not displayed in the browser-->


<p>This is a paragraph.</p>
</div>

Attributes for

0 Supported Attributes

The  tag does not have tag-specific attributes. It supports all standard Global Attributes.

Global Attributes

The  tag also supports the standard global attributes in HTML, including class, id, style, title, hidden, and data-*.

HTML Global Attributes Reference →

Event Attributes

The  tag supports event attributes in HTML, such as onclick, onmouseover, onfocus, and more.

HTML Event Attributes Reference →

Browser Compatibility

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