HTML <pre> Tag

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The <pre> tag is used to define text that is already formatted.

Text inside a <pre> element appears in a font with a fixed width. This means the text maintains its original spacing and line breaks. The displayed text remains faithful to how it is written in the HTML source code.

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Tag	Description
<code>	Defines a piece of computer code
<samp>	Defines sample output from a computer program
<kbd>	Defines keyboard input
<var>	Defines a variable

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <body>
    <h1>The pre element</h1>
    <pre>
Text in a pre element is shown
using a font with a constant width.
It keeps spaces and line breaks intact.

</pre>
  </body>
</html>

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