How to Add Comments in HTML Code

The HTML code used for a webpage can be very long. In order to easily remember the purpose of each line of code, you should add comments in HTML code. There are many benefits to adding comments in HTML file. It can not only remind the webpage creator the function of the commented code, but it is also beneficial to readers who view the webpage source code.

How to Add Comments in HTML Code

To add a comment in HTML, you need to use <!--add your comment-->.
What you have to do is just insert this line into the code and replace "add your comment" with your real comment.

The content inside the <!-- --> tags will not be executed by web browser. That is why you cannot see comments on the web browser. If you want to view comments, you have view the webpage source code.

The invisible property of <!-- --> gives it a useful function. You can not only use it to add comments, you can also use it to comment out some HTML code that you don't want the web browser to execute. For instance, sometimes you don't want the browser to execute some HTML code but you don't want to permanently remove them from your file. What you can do is to add them into the <!-- --> and make them something like <!-- HTML code example-->.

Overall it is very easy to add comments in HTML code. And it is a good habit as well.