# 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

IE | Netscape | Mozilla | Opera | Safari
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
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

Attribute | IE | Netscape | Mozilla | Opera | Safari
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
accesskey [key]. Hot-key shortcut for the element. | 5.5+ | no | no | no | 1.0+
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+
contenteditable 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+ | no | no | no | 1.0+
dir Direction of the element text. | 2.0+ | 1.0+ | 1.0+ | 4.0+ | 1.0+
disabled Specifies whether or not the element is disabled. | 2.0+ | 1.0+ | 1.0+ | 4.0+ | 1.0+
hidefocus Specifies whether the element shows a visual cue when it has focus. | 5.5+ | no | no | no | no
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+
language Script language for the element. | 3.0+ | 2.0+ | 1.0+ | no | 1.0+
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+
unselectable Specifies whether or not the element is unselectable. | 5.5+ | no | no | no | no
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+
wrap Specifies word wrap behavior within the element. | 4.0+ | no | no | no | 1.0+
xml:space If set, specifies whether to override the default whitespace handling within the element. | 5.0+ | no | no | no | no

## Event Detail

Event | IE | Netscape | Mozilla | Opera | Safari
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
onactivate Fires when the element becomes active. | 4.0+ | no | no | no | no
onbeforeactivate Fires immediately before the element becomes active. | 4.0+ | no | no | no | no
onbeforecopy Fires immediately before the selection is copied to the clipboard. | 4.0+ | no | no | no | 1.0+
onbeforecut Fires immediately before the selection is cut to the clipboard. | 4.0+ | no | no | no | 1.0+
onbeforedeactivate Fires immediately before the element stops being the active element. | 4.0+ | no | no | no | no
onbeforeeditfocus Fires immediately before the element receives focus prior to being edited. | 4.0+ | no | no | no | no
onbeforepaste Fires immediately before the selection is pasted from the clipboard to the element. | 4.0+ | no | no | no | 1.0+
onblur Fires when the element loses focus. | 2.0+ | 1.0+ | 1.0+ | 4.0+ | 1.0+
onclick Fires when the element is clicked. | 2.0+ | 1.0+ | 1.0+ | 4.0+ | 1.0+
oncontextmenu Fires when the element is right-clicked and the context menu opens. | 4.0+ | no | no | no | 1.0+
oncontrolselect Fires immediately before the element is selected. | 4.0+ | no | no | no | no
oncopy Fires when the element is copied to the clipboard. | 4.0+ | no | no | no | 1.0+
oncut Fires when the element is cut to the clipboard. | 4.0+ | no | no | no | 1.0+
ondblclick Fires when the element is double-clicked. | 2.0+ | 1.0+ | 1.0+ | 4.0+ | 1.0+
ondeactivate Fires when the active element becomes inactive. | 4.0+ | no | no | no | no
ondrag Fires when the element is dragged. | 4.0+ | no | no | no | 1.0+
ondragend Fires when the element is released from being dragged. | 4.0+ | no | no | no | 1.0+
ondragenter Fires when the element has another object dragged onto it that can be dropped on the element. | 4.0+ | no | no | no | 1.0+
ondragleave Fires when an element has an object dragged out of it that could be dropped onto the element. | 4.0+ | no | no | no | 1.0+
ondragover Fires when an element has an object dragged over it that could be dropped onto the element. | 4.0+ | no | no | no | 1.0+
ondragstart Fires immediately before an element is dragged. | 4.0+ | no | no | no | 1.0+
ondrop Fires when an object is dropped onto the element. | 4.0+ | no | no | no | 1.0+
onfocus Fires when the element receives focus. | 2.0+ | 1.0+ | 1.0+ | 4.0+ | 1.0+
onfocusin Fires immediately before an element receives focus. | 4.0+ | no | no | no | no
onfocusout Fires immediately after focus moves from the element to another element. | 4.0+ | no | no | no | no
onhelp Fires when a user presses the F1 key to activate help. | 4.0+ | no | no | no | no
onkeydown Fires when a user presses down on a key while the element has focus. | 2.0+ | 1.0+ | 1.0+ | 4.0+ | 1.0+
onkeypress 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+
onkeyup Fires when a user releases a key while the element has focus. | 2.0+ | 1.0+ | 1.0+ | 4.0+ | 1.0+
onlayoutcomplete Fires when Print or Print Preview finishes laying out the content in a LayoutRect with the source data. | 4.0+ | no | no | no | no
onlosecapture Fires when the element loses mouse capture. | 4.0+ | no | no | no | no
onmousedown 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+
onmouseenter Fires when the mouse pointer enters the element. | 4.0+ | no | no | no | no
onmouseleave Fires when the mouse pointer leaves the element. | 4.0+ | no | no | no | no
onmousemove Fires when the mouse moves while the pointer over the element. | 2.0+ | 1.0+ | 1.0+ | 4.0+ | 1.0+
onmouseout Fires when the mouse pointer moves off of the element. | 2.0+ | 1.0+ | 1.0+ | 4.0+ | 1.0+
onmouseover Fires when the mouse pointer moves over the element. | 2.0+ | 1.0+ | 1.0+ | 4.0+ | 1.0+
onmouseup Fires when the user releases the mouse button while the element has focus. | 2.0+ | 1.0+ | 1.0+ | 4.0+ | 1.0+
onmousewheel Fires when the user rotates the mouse wheel while the element has focus. | 4.0+ | no | no | no | no
onmove Fires when the element moves. | 4.0+ | no | no | no | no
onmoveend Fires when the element stops moving. | 4.0+ | no | no | no | no
onmovestart Fires immediately before the element moves. | 4.0+ | no | no | no | no
onpaste Fires when the clipboard contents are pasted onto the element. | 4.0+ | no | no | no | 1.0+
onpropertychange Fires when one of the properties of the element changes. | 4.0+ | no | no | no | no
onreadystatechange Fires when the ready state of the element changes. | 4.0+ | no | no | no | no
onresize Fires immediately before an element is about to be resized. | 4.0+ | no | no | no | 1.0+
onresizeend Fires when the element is finished being resized. | 4.0+ | no | no | no | no
onresizestart Fires immediately before a user resizes the element. | 4.0+ | no | no | no | no
onselectstart Fires immediately before the element is selected. | 4.0+ | no | no | no | 1.0+
ontimeerror Fires when a time-related error occurs. | 4.0+ | no | no | no | no

## Availability

W3C HTML 4.01

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