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<!--> <!DOCTYPE> <a> <abbr> <acronym> <address> <applet> <area> <article> <aside> <audio> <b> <base> <basefont> <bdi> <bdo> <big> <blockquote> <body> <br> <button> <canvas> <caption> <center> <cite> <code> <col> <colgroup> <command> <datalist> <dd> <del> <details> <dfn> <dialog> <dir> <div> <dl> <dt> <em> <embed> <fieldset> <figcaption> <figure> <font> <footer> <form> <frame> <frameset> <head> <header> <hgroup> <h1> - <h6> <hr> <html> <i> <iframe> <img> <input> <ins> <kbd> <keygen> <label> <legend> <li> <link> <map> <mark> <menu> <meta> <meter> <nav> <noframes> <noscript> <object> <ol> <optgroup> <option> <output> <p> <param> <pre> <progress> <q> <rp> <rt> <ruby> <s> <samp> <script> <section> <select> <small> <source> <span> <strike> <strong> <style> <sub> <summary> <sup> <table> <tbody> <td> <textarea> <tfoot> <th> <thead> <time> <title> <tr> <track> <tt> <u> <ul> <var> <video> <wbr>HTML <pre> Tag
Example
Preformatted text:
<pre>
Text in a pre element
is displayed in a fixed-width
font, and it preserves
both spaces and
line breaks
</pre>
Text in a pre element
is displayed in a fixed-width
font, and it preserves
both spaces and
line breaks
</pre>
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Browser Support
The <pre> tag is supported in all major browsers.
Definition and Usage
The <pre> tag defines preformatted text.
Text in a <pre> element is displayed in a fixed-width font (usually Courier), and it preserves both spaces and line breaks.
Tips and Notes
Tip: Use the <pre> element when displaying text with unusual formatting, or some sort of computer code.
Differences Between HTML 4.01 and HTML5
The "width" attribute is deprecated in HTML 4.01, and is not supported in HTML5.
Attributes
| Attribute | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| width | number | Not supported in HTML5. Deprecated in HTML 4.01. Specifies the maximum number of characters per line |
Global Attributes
The <pre> tag also supports the Global Attributes in HTML.
Event Attributes
The <pre> tag also supports the Event Attributes in HTML.
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