literal

A Literal control is used to display text. You cannot apply a style to a literal control. This control will pass the content directly to the client browser, unless you use the Mode property to encode the content. Literal Web Server control doesn't have any visual appearance on a Web Form but is used to insert literal text into a Web Form. This control makes it possible to add HTML code directly in the code designer window without switching to design view and clicking the HTML button to edit the HTML.