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In [[HTML]] the '''comment''' is ignored by the browser.
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In [[HTML]], a '''comment''' is a section of content which is ignored (not rendered visually) by a web browser.
  
 
== Description ==
 
== Description ==
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* Add useful information for developers and managers
 
* Add useful information for developers and managers
 
* "Comment out" a section of code, so the browser ignores the code, while keeping the code
 
* "Comment out" a section of code, so the browser ignores the code, while keeping the code
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== Example ==
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Example:
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<nowiki><!-- HTML comment, ignored by browser, not displayed --></nowiki>
  
 
== See also ==
 
== See also ==
  
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* [[Comment (computer programming)]]
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* [[CSS comment]]
 
* [[HTML]]
 
* [[HTML]]
 
* [[HTML elements]]
 
* [[HTML elements]]
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== External links ==
 
== External links ==
  
* [] @ developers.mozilla.org
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* [http://www.w3schools.com/tags/tag_comment.asp HTML comment] @ w3schools.com
* [] @ w3schools.com
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[[Category:HTML elements]]
 
[[Category:HTML elements]]

Latest revision as of 05:22, 29 September 2016

In HTML, a comment is a section of content which is ignored (not rendered visually) by a web browser.

Description

Use the comment to:

  • Add useful information for developers and managers
  • "Comment out" a section of code, so the browser ignores the code, while keeping the code

Example

Example:

<!-- HTML comment, ignored by browser, not displayed -->

See also

External links