HTML <pre> Tag
Description
The <pre>
HTML element defines a block of pre-formatted text. Such text is usually displayed in a monospaced font (fixed width). By default, any number of spaces in the code in a row on a web page is shown as one. The <pre>
element allows you to bypass this feature and display the text as required by the developer.
Properties
- Permitted Parents
- Any element that accepts flow content
- Content
- Most inline tags and text
- Start/End Tags
- Start tag: required, End tag: required
Example
<pre>
Text in a pre element
is displayed in a fixed-width
font, and it preserves
both spaces and
line breaks
</pre>
Attributes
Attribute | Definition |
---|---|
width | Specifies the desired width of the preformatted text. |
Global Attributes
The <pre>
tag also supports the Global Attributes in HTML5
Event Attributes
The <pre>
tag also supports the Event Attributes in HTML5
Browser Support
Desktop | |||||
Yes | 12 | Yes | 1 | Yes | Yes |
Tablets / Mobile | |||||
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Yes | Yes | 4 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Last updated by CSSPortal on: 6th December 2019
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