Chapter 34: Marking up computer code

Block with and

If the formatting (white space, new lines, indentation) of the code matters, use the pre element in combination with
the code element:

 
 x = 42
 if x == 42:
 print "x is … … 42"
 

You still have to escape characters with special meaning in HTML (like < with <), so for displaying a block of HTML code (

This is a paragraph.

), it could look like this:

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

Inline with

If a sentence contains computer code (for example, the name of an HTML element), use the code element to mark it
up:

The a element creates a hyperlink.