How To Create HTML Comments

Introduction

This article will show you how to add comments to HTML.

Prerequisites

• A general knowledge of HTML5. For a comprehensive review of the HTML5 markup language, explore our series, How To Build a Website in HTML.

Adding Comments in HTML

This is how you create a comment in HTML:

<!-- I'm a comment! -->

In this second example, we’re using an HTML comment to comment out some markup:

<!-- Look, a shark!
  <p>Sammy</p>
-->

Conclusion

Creating comments is an important element to writing HTML.

For a more comprehensive review of the HTML5 markup language, explore our series, How To Build a Website in HTML.