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JSF <h:outputText> Tag

It is used to render a plain text. If the “styleClass”, “style”, “dir” or “lang” attributes are present, render a “span” element. If the “styleClass” attribute is present, render its value as the value of the “class” attribute.

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JSF <h:outputText> Tag Example 1:

JSF renders it as plain text

hello

JSF <h:outputText> Tag Example 2:

JSF renders it as a HTML span tag

HTML Output:

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JSF <h:outputText> Tag attributes

Attribute	Description
value	It holds current value of this component.
id	It is an identifier for this component. This id must be unique. You can use it to access HTML element in CSS and JS file.
style	It is used to apply CSS for the component.
class	It gives class name to the component. It is used to access component from CSS and JS file.
lang	It is used to specify language. It helps to make web page localized.