<mark>: The Mark Text element - HTML

`Identifying context-sensitive passages`

This example demonstrates using to mark search results within a passage.

html It is a dark time for the Rebellion. Although the Death Star has been destroyed, Imperial troops have driven the Rebel forces from their hidden base and pursued them across the galaxy. Evading the dreaded Imperial Starfleet, a group of freedom fighters led by Luke Skywalker has established a new secret base on the remote ice world of Hoth. To help distinguish the use of for search results from other potential usage, this example applies the custom class "match" to each match. Result

`Technical summary`

Content categories	Flow content, phrasing content, palpable content.
Permitted content	Phrasing content.
Tag omission	None, both the starting and ending tag are mandatory.
Permitted parents	Any element that accepts phrasing content.
Implicit ARIA role	No corresponding role
Permitted ARIA roles	Any
DOM interface	`HTMLElement`

`Specifications`

Specification
HTML # the-mark-element

`Browser compatibility`

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