: The PRE Element
Last updated: 2026-09-12
<pre>The PRE Element
Preformatted text preserving spaces and line breaks in a monospace font; ideal for code or poetry.
| Category | Text Content |
|---|---|
| Content Model | Flow content |
| Allowed Parents | Any element that accepts flow content |
| Content Tag | Yes — requires closing </pre> tag |
| Status | Standard |
📝 Syntax
<pre>preserves
indentation and
line breaks</pre>▶ Example
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🌐 Browser Support
| Browser |  Chrome |
 Edge |
 Firefox |
 Safari |
 Opera |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <pre> | ✓ v1 | ✓ v12 | ✓ v1 | ✓ v1 | ✓ v1 |
| Supported in all major browsers | |||||
Tip： Whitespace inside pre is shown as-is—avoid extra indentation; often paired with code.
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