pre

Specifies that the enclosed text is preformatted and that whitespace should be preserved appropriately. (i.e. The text will render in the browser the same as it was typed into the HTML Editor.)

Platform Support

IENetscapeMozillaOperaSafari
2.0+1.0+1.0+4.0+1.0+

Example

This displays the preformatted declaration of the function foo:

Declare the function foo: 
<pre>
	function foo(fooBar) {
		alert(fooBar);
	}
</pre> 

Remarks

Similar to the <code></code> tag, but the <code></code> tag does not preserve whitespace in code samples. For multiline code examples, or those with indentation, use the <pre></pre> tag.

Attribute Detail

AttributeIENetscapeMozillaOperaSafari
accesskey
[key].
Hot-key shortcut for the element.
5.5+nonono1.0+
 
class
[class-name]. Example values: header-class, list-element, etc.
CSS class assigned to the element.
2.0+1.0+1.0+4.0+1.0+
 
Specifies whether or not the content of the element is editable, or if the element inherits the value of this property from its parent.
4.0+nonono1.0+
 
Direction of the element text.
2.0+1.0+1.0+4.0+1.0+
 
Specifies whether or not the element is disabled.
2.0+1.0+1.0+4.0+1.0+
 
Specifies whether the element shows a visual cue when it has focus.
5.5+nononono
 
id
[element-id]
Unique identifier for the element.
2.0+1.0+1.0+4.0+1.0+
 
lang
[language-code]. Example values: "en" (English), "fr" (French), "es" (Spanish), etc.
Language code for the content of the element.
2.0+1.0+1.0+4.0+1.0+
 
Script language for the element.
3.0+2.0+1.0+no1.0+
 
style
[style-name]
Inline style for the element.
2.0+1.0+1.0+4.0+1.0+
 
tabindex
[number]
Position of the element in the tabbing order for the document.
2.0+1.0+1.0+4.0+1.0+
 
title
[text-description]
Short text description for the element.
2.0+1.0+1.0+4.0+1.0+
 
Specifies whether or not the element is unselectable.
5.5+nononono
 
width
[number-of-pixels | percentage]. Example values: 200px, 15%, etc.
Width of the element (pixels or percentage).
2.0+1.1+1.0+4.0+1.0+
 
Specifies word wrap behavior within the element.
4.0+nonono1.0+
 
If set, specifies whether to override the default whitespace handling within the element.
5.0+nononono
 

Event Detail

EventIENetscapeMozillaOperaSafari
Fires when the element becomes active.
4.0+nononono
 
Fires immediately before the element becomes active.
4.0+nononono
 
Fires immediately before the selection is copied to the clipboard.
4.0+nonono1.0+
 
Fires immediately before the selection is cut to the clipboard.
4.0+nonono1.0+
 
Fires immediately before the element stops being the active element.
4.0+nononono
 
Fires immediately before the element receives focus prior to being edited.
4.0+nononono
 
Fires immediately before the selection is pasted from the clipboard to the element.
4.0+nonono1.0+
 
Fires when the element loses focus.
2.0+1.0+1.0+4.0+1.0+
 
Fires when the element is clicked.
2.0+1.0+1.0+4.0+1.0+
 
Fires when the element is right-clicked and the context menu opens.
4.0+nonono1.0+
 
Fires immediately before the element is selected.
4.0+nononono
 
Fires when the element is copied to the clipboard.
4.0+nonono1.0+
 
Fires when the element is cut to the clipboard.
4.0+nonono1.0+
 
Fires when the element is double-clicked.
2.0+1.0+1.0+4.0+1.0+
 
Fires when the active element becomes inactive.
4.0+nononono
 
Fires when the element is dragged.
4.0+nonono1.0+
 
Fires when the element is released from being dragged.
4.0+nonono1.0+
 
Fires when the element has another object dragged onto it that can be dropped on the element.
4.0+nonono1.0+
 
Fires when an element has an object dragged out of it that could be dropped onto the element.
4.0+nonono1.0+
 
Fires when an element has an object dragged over it that could be dropped onto the element.
4.0+nonono1.0+
 
Fires immediately before an element is dragged.
4.0+nonono1.0+
 
Fires when an object is dropped onto the element.
4.0+nonono1.0+
 
Fires when the element receives focus.
2.0+1.0+1.0+4.0+1.0+
 
Fires immediately before an element receives focus.
4.0+nononono
 
Fires immediately after focus moves from the element to another element.
4.0+nononono
 
Fires when a user presses the F1 key to activate help.
4.0+nononono
 
Fires when a user presses down on a key while the element has focus.
2.0+1.0+1.0+4.0+1.0+
 
Fires when a user presses a key or holds down the key while the element has focus.
2.0+1.0+1.0+4.0+1.0+
 
Fires when a user releases a key while the element has focus.
2.0+1.0+1.0+4.0+1.0+
 
Fires when Print or Print Preview finishes laying out the content in a LayoutRect with the source data.
4.0+nononono
 
Fires when the element loses mouse capture.
4.0+nononono
 
Fires when a user clicks down on the mouse button while the element has focus.
2.0+1.0+1.0+4.0+1.0+
 
Fires when the mouse pointer enters the element.
4.0+nononono
 
Fires when the mouse pointer leaves the element.
4.0+nononono
 
Fires when the mouse moves while the pointer over the element.
2.0+1.0+1.0+4.0+1.0+
 
Fires when the mouse pointer moves off of the element.
2.0+1.0+1.0+4.0+1.0+
 
Fires when the mouse pointer moves over the element.
2.0+1.0+1.0+4.0+1.0+
 
Fires when the user releases the mouse button while the element has focus.
2.0+1.0+1.0+4.0+1.0+
 
Fires when the user rotates the mouse wheel while the element has focus.
4.0+nononono
 
Fires when the element moves.
4.0+nononono
 
Fires when the element stops moving.
4.0+nononono
 
Fires immediately before the element moves.
4.0+nononono
 
Fires when the clipboard contents are pasted onto the element.
4.0+nonono1.0+
 
Fires when one of the properties of the element changes.
4.0+nononono
 
Fires when the ready state of the element changes.
4.0+nononono
 
Fires immediately before an element is about to be resized.
4.0+nonono1.0+
 
Fires when the element is finished being resized.
4.0+nononono
 
Fires immediately before a user resizes the element.
4.0+nononono
 
Fires immediately before the element is selected.
4.0+nonono1.0+
 
Fires when a time-related error occurs.
4.0+nononono
 

Availability

W3C HTML 4.01

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