Javascript Reference - HTML DOM Mark Object

The Mark object represents an HTML <mark> element.

Standard Properties and Events

The Mark object supports the standard properties and events.

Example

We can access a <mark> element by using getElementById().


<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<mark id="myMark">this marked text</mark>
<button onclick="myFunction()">test</button>
<script>
function myFunction() {<!--   ww w  . j  av a2  s. c  om-->
    var x = document.getElementById("myMark");
    x.style.fontSize = "x-large";
    x.style.color = "blue";
}
</script>

</body>
</html>

The code above is rendered as follows:

Example 2

We can create a <mark> element by using the document.createElement() method.


<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<button onclick="myFunction()">test</button>
<!--   www.j  a  v  a  2 s  .com-->
<script>
function myFunction() {
    var x = document.createElement("MARK");
    var t = document.createTextNode("this is a test");
    x.appendChild(t);
    document.body.appendChild(x);
}
</script>

</body>
</html>

The code above is rendered as follows: