<mark>

The HTML <mark> element represents highlighted text, i.e., a run of text marked for reference purpose, due to its relevance in a particular context. For example it can be used in a page showing search results to highlight every instance of the searched-for word.

Attributes

This element only includes the global attributes.

Usage notes

• In a quotation or another block, the highlighted text typically marks text that is referenced outside the quote, or marked for specific scrutiny even though the original author didn't consider it important.
• In the main text, the highlighted text typically marks text that may be of special relevance for the user's current activity, like search results.
• Do not use the <mark> element for syntax highlighting; use the <span> element for this purpose.
• Do not confuse the <mark> element with the <strong> element. The <strong> element is used to denote spans of text of importance in context of the text, when the <mark> element is used to denote spans of text of relevance to a different context.

Examples

<p>The &lt;mark&gt; element is used to
  <mark>highlight</mark> text</p> 

Result

The <mark> element is used to highlight text

Specifications

Browser compatibility

See also

• Other text-level semantics elements: <a>, <em>, <strong>, <cite>, <q>, <dfn>, <abbr>, <time>, <code>, <var>, <samp>, <kbd>, <sub>, <sup>, <i>, <b>, <mark>, <ruby>, <rp>, <rt>, <bdo>, <span>, <br>, <wbr>.