The **`code`** tag in HTML is used to highlight a text segment as a code region. Text within the `code` tag appears in monospace font.

> The `code` tag does not make a text region executable. It only changes its appearance.

The illustration below shows how the `code` tag works in HTML:

# Syntax 

The syntax of the `code` tag is as follows:

```HTML
<code> Write code here </code>
```

We begin by opening the tags using the `<>` symbol. In between, we write the keyword `code`. We then close the tags using the `</>` symbol. Once again, we will place the name of our tag between `<>` and after the `/` symbol. Any text in-between will be displayed in a different font.

# Example

The code snippet below shows how we can use the `code` tag in HTML:

<html>
<head>
</head>
<body>
    <p> Code will be shown as: <code> print("Hello Educative") </code> </p>
</body>
</html>

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What is the code tag in HTML?

Highlight text in monospace font using `<code>`, mark code segments visually without executing them.