HTML <pre> tag represents a preformatted or predefined text.
The pre tag is generally used to display text contents in a same fixed size, width, spaces, new line breaks etc.
HTML pre Tag Sample Code
<html> <head> <title>HTML/HTML5 pre Tag with Example</title> </head> <body> <pre> This is th e text written in HTML prev tag with same size spaces new lines etc </pre> </body> </html>
HTML pre Tag Sample Result
This is th e text written in HTML prev tag with same size spaces new lines etc
Tag Specific Attributes Support
Following are pre tag attributes that are supported by <pre> tag.
Attribute | Value | Description |
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width | no_of_char | Represents the number of characters per line |
Note: width attributes is not supported in HTML5.
Standard Attributes Support
HTML <pre> tag supports mostly all HTML Attributes. Following are some most common attributes that are used by <pre> tag. You can get more details about available HTML Attributes here.
Attribute | Value | Description |
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class | user_defined | Represents a style for an element which is used in CSS style sheet |
id | user_defined | Represents unique id for an element |
style | css_properties | Represents an inline style for an element for e.g style=”color:red;text-decoration:underline;” |
title | user_defined | Represents a tooltip information for an elements like img, a, abbr etc |
Event Attributes Support
The “script” is invoked when a certain “event” occurs. Each event handler content attribute deals with a different event. HTML <pre> tag supports mostly all HTML Event Attributes. Following are some most common event attributes that are used by <pre> tag. You can get more details about available HTML Event Attributes here.
Attribute | Value | Description |
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onclick | script | Event Fires immediately when mouse click on the specified element |
ondblclick | script | Event Fires immediately when mouse double-click on the specified element |
onkeydown | script | Event Fires immediately when user is pressing a down key from keyboard |
onkeypress | script | Event Fires immediately when user presses a key from keyboard |
onkeyup | script | Event Fires immediately when user releases a key from keyboard |
onmousedown | script | Event Fires immediately when mouse pointer gets down from an element |
onmousemove | script | Event Fires immediately when mouse pointer moves over an element |
onmouseout | script | Event Fires immediately when mouse pointer gets out from an element |
onmouseover | script | Event Fires immediately when mouse pointer moves over an element |
onmouseup | script | Event Fires immediately when a mouse pointer is released over an element |