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<mark>Baseline · Widely available

The &#x3C;mark> element represents text which is marked or highlighted for reference or notation purposes.

Supported in all major browsers for at least 30 months — safe to use without fallbacks. Baseline since Jul 29, 2015. Widely available since Jan 29, 2018.

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Browser support

DesktopChrome
1–6Not supported
7+Supportedsince Oct 19, 2010
Current: 155
Edge
12+Supportedsince Jul 29, 2015
Current: 154
Firefox
1–3.6Not supported
4+Supportedsince Mar 22, 2011
Current: 157
Safari
1–5Not supported
5.1+Supportedsince Jul 20, 2011
Current: 27
MobileChrome Android
18+Supportedsince Jun 27, 2012
Current: 155
Firefox Android
4+Supportedsince Mar 29, 2011
Current: 157
Safari iOS
1–4.2Not supported
5+Supportedsince Oct 12, 2011
Current: 27

How to use

This feature is Baseline widely available — use it freely, no fallback needed.

Example

Full syntax and examples are on MDN: mark.

Feature detection

JS · check before using
const el = document.createElement("mark");
if (!(el instanceof HTMLUnknownElement)) {
  // <mark> is supported
}

Documentation (MDN)

Specification