HTML | Comments

It is used for inserting comments in the HTML code. Using comments, especially in complex code, is the best practice of coding so that coder and reader can get help for understanding. Commenting in codes is helpful during debugging.

  • It is simple piece of code which is wiped off(ignore) by web browsers i.e, not displayed by browser.
  • It helps to coder and reader of code to identify piece of code used for specially in complex source code.

Syntax of HTML Comments :

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Types of HTML Comments :There are three types of Comments


    

  1. Single-line comments
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  2. Multi-lines comments
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  3. Using comment tag
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  1. Single-line comments:

    

    

    

    

    
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    <!DOCTYPE html> 
    

    <html> 
    

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    </head> 
    

    <body> 
    

      
    

       <!-- there is a comment -->
    

       <p>geeksforgeeks.</p> 
    

      
    

    </body> 
    

      
    

    </html> 
    

    
    		

    
    

    

    

    

    

    

    
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    Output:
    

    geeksforgeeks.
    

    Here you can see the single-line comment.
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  2. Multi-lines comments:
    
we can comment by using multilines too.
    

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    <!DOCTYPE html> 
    

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    </head> 
    

    <body> 
    

          <!--  
    

             This is the 
    

             multiline comment  
    

             and this is the way of writing comments too. 
    

          -->
    

            
    

          <p>GeeksforGeeks</p> 
    

    </body> 
    

    </html> 
    

    
    		

    
    

    

    

    

    

    

    
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    GeeksforGeeks
    

    Here we can see that in comment section we have used multi lines but still it’s not printed.

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  3. Using comment tag:
    
There are few browsers that support <comment> tag, Internet Explorer is one of them.
    

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    <!DOCTYPE html> 
    

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      <p>This is <comment>not</comment> Internet Explorer.</p> 
    

      
    

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    Output :
    
If we use Internet Explorer, then it will show following result :
    

    This is  Internet Explorer.
    

    But when we don’t use Internet Explorer, then it will show following result:-
    

    This is not Internet Explorer
    

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Supported Browser: The browser supported by <!–Comment–> tag are listed bellow : 


    

  • Google Chrome
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  • Internet Explorer
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  • Firefox
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  • Opera
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  • Safari
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