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>

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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.

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Browser Support

The <pre> tag is supported in all major browsers.

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Differences Between HTML and XHTML

The "width" attribute of the pre element was deprecated in HTML 4.01, and is not supported in XHTML 1.0 Strict DTD.

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Tips and Notes

Tip: Use the pre element to display computer code!

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Optional Attributes

DTD indicates in which DTD the attribute is allowed. S=Strict, T=Transitional, and F=Frameset.

Attribute	Value	Description	DTD
width	number	Deprecated. Use styles instead. Specifies the maximum number of characters per line	TF

Standard Attributes

id, class, title, style, dir, lang, xml:lang, xml:space

Event Attributes

onclick, ondblclick, onmousedown, onmouseup, onmouseover, onmousemove, onmouseout, onkeypress, onkeydown, onkeyup