PRE

The PRE element is used to enclose text to be displayed with a fixed width typewriter-like font. This is useful for presenting text that has been formatted for a teletype, or for a fixed width character display.

In particular, as standard HTML does not contain a TABLE element the PRE element is the only way in which structured tables can be properly displayed.

Things to Avoid
You should NOT use elements that define paragraph formatting within the PRE element. This means you should not use <P>, <ADDRESS>, <Hn> and so on. You should avoid the use of tab characters -- use single blank characters to space text apart.
Things That are OK
You can use Anchor. A typed carriage return will cause a new line in the presented text.

Example

<PRE WIDTH=30>
Hi there.  This is a rather stupid example.
Lord only knows what I was thinking at the time.  I 
suppose I should get more sleep when I do this stuff. But 
why should I try and write Shakespearean sonnets when it is 
just a stupid example of the <A HREF="pre.html">PRE</A> element!
</PRE>


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Tag Minimization
Open Tag: REQUIRED
Close Tag: REQUIRED
See ATTRIBUTES
See CONTENT DECLARATION


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