HTML 5: The Markup Language (ARIA Edition)

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pre – preformatted text # T

The pre element represents a block of preformatted text, in which structure is represented by typographic conventions rather than by elements.

Content model #

pre = (normal-character-data & common.elem.phrasing*) & pre.attrs

Attribute model #

pre.attrs = common.attrs & common.attrs.aria?

Element-specific attributes #

Tag omission #

A pre element must have both a start tag and an end tag.

Permitted contexts #

Typical default display properties #

pre {
display: block;
font-family: monospace;
white-space: pre;
margin: 1em 0; }
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