tags - Display HTML snippets in HTML

Question

How can I show HTML snippets on a webpage without needing to replace each < with < and > with >?

In other words, is there a tag for don't render HTML until you hit the closing tag?

Answer 1

The tried and true method for HTML:

1. Replace the & character with &
2. Replace the < character with <
3. Replace the > character with >
4. Optionally surround your HTML sample with <pre> and/or <code> tags.