HTML pre width attribute

Example

Preformatted text width a width of 30 characters:

<pre width="30"> 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 width attribute specifies the maximum number of characters per line.

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Browser Support

The width attribute is only supported by Firefox.

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Compatibility Notes

The width attribute of the pre element was deprecated in HTML 4.01, and is not supported in XHTML 1.0 Strict DTD.
Use CSS instead.
CSS syntax: <div style="width:200px;overflow:auto"><pre>Some text</pre></div>
Tip: The overflow property adds a scrollbar if the width of the text exceeds the width of the surrounding element.

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Syntax

<pre width="number">

Attribute Values

Value	Description
number	Sets the width in number of characters