Summary -
In this topic, we described about the <pre> tag along with detailed example.
Preformatted text in HTML document. HTML paragraphs are defined by using <pre> tag. But the paragraph will display as how it is formatted in HTML document.
For these cases, the paragraph content will go in between opening <pre> tag and closing </pre> tag. Browsers normally extract <pre> text in a fixed-pitched font with whitespace together and without word wrap.
The tag can be specified like <pre></pre> with the text inserted in between the opening and closing tags.
Syntax -
<pre>..text here.. </pre>
Optional Attributes -
| Attribute | Description | Values |
|---|---|---|
| Width | Specifies the max number of char per line.Not supported in HTML5 | number |
Example -
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Preserve formatting tag example..</title>
</head>
<body>
<pre>First paragraph text here…
Second paragraph text here…
Third paragraph text here…</pre>
</body>
</html>
Output -
First paragraph text here… Second paragraph text here… Third paragraph text here…