HTML <samp> style Attribute

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A style attribute on a <samp> tag assigns a unique style to the element.

Its value is CSS that defines the appearance of the samp element.

Example

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A style attribute on a <samp> element.

The program ran for 3.5 minutes. Here is the output:

*** The first 50 digits of pi are: 3.1415926535 8979323846 2643383279 5028841971 6939937510 ***

<p>The program ran for 3.5 minutes. Here is the output:</p>

<samp style="color:brown; background:moccasin;"> 
   ***  The first 50 digits of pi are: 3.1415926535 8979323846 
            2643383279 5028841971 6939937510 *** 
</samp>

Using style

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The style attribute specifies the style, i.e. look and feel, of the <samp> element.

A style contains any number of CSS property/value pairs, separated by semicolons (;).

The style attribute overrides any other style that was defined in a <style> tag or an external CSS file.

This inline styling affects the current <samp> element only.

Syntax

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<samp style="CSS-styles">

Values

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Value	Description
CSS-styles	One or more CSS property/value pairs separated by semicolons (;).

More Examples

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A style attribute on a <samp> element.
Clicking the button toggles the sample text color.

*** The first 50 digits of pi are: 3.1415926535 8979323846 2643383279 5028841971 6939937510 ***

<samp id="mysamp" style="color:brown; background:cornsilk;"> 
   ***  The first 50 digits of pi are: 3.1415926535 8979323846 
            2643383279 5028841971 6939937510 *** 
</samp>

<br />
<button onclick="toggle();">Toggle style</button>

<script>
  let toggle = () => {
    let element = document.getElementById("mysamp");

    if (element.style.backgroundColor === "cornsilk") {
       element.style.backgroundColor = "moccasin";
    } else {
       element.style.backgroundColor = "cornsilk";
    }
  }
</script>

Code explanation

The style attribute assigns a background color to the <samp> element.

Clicking the button calls JavaScript which toggles the background to another color.

Browser support

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Here is when style support started for each browser: