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HTML <mark> id Attribute

An id on a <mark> tag assigns an identifier to the element.

The identifier must be unique across the page.

Example

#

An id attribute on a <mark> tag.

Paul Cézanne was a post-impressionist painter.

<p>
  Paul Cézanne was a 
  <mark id="post-impressionist">post-impressionist</mark> 
  painter.
</p>

Using id

The id attribute assigns an identifier to the <mark> element.

The id allows JavaScript to easily access the <mark> element.

It is also used to point to a specific id selector in a style sheet.

Tip:  id is a global attribute that can be applied to any HTML element.


Syntax

<mark id="identifier" />

Values

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Value Description
identifier A unique alphanumeric string. The id value must begin with a letter ([A-Za-z]) and may be followed by any number of letters, digits ([0-9]), hyphens (-), underscores (_), colons (:), and periods (.).

More Examples

A <mark> element with a unique id.
Clicking the button displays the content of the element.

Paul Cézanne was a post-impressionist painter.


<p>Paul Cézanne was a 
   <mark id="mymark">post-impressionist</mark> painter.
</p>
  
<br />
<button onclick="show();">Show mark content</button>

<script>
  let show = () => {
    let content = document.getElementById("mymark").innerHTML;
    alert("Content = " + content);
  }
</script>

Code explanation

The id attribute assigns a unique identifier for the <mark> element.

Clicking the button calls JavaScript which locates the <mark> using the id.

Finally, the content of the <mark> element is displayed in an alert box.


Browser support

Here is when id support started for each browser:

Chrome
6.0 Sep 2010
Firefox
4.0 Mar 2011
IE/Edge
9.0 Mar 2011
Opera
11.1 Mar 2011
Safari
5.0 Jun 2010

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Last updated on Sep 30, 2023

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