HTML <pre> width attribute

HTML <pre> tag

Definition and Usage

The width attribute specifies the maximum number of characters per line.

Browser Support

The width attribute is only supported by Firefox.

Compatibility Notes

The width attribute of the pre element was deprecated in HTML 4.01, and is not supported in XHTML 1.0 Strict DTD.

Use CSS instead.

CSS syntax: <div style="width:200px;overflow:auto"><pre>Some text</pre></div>

CSS Example: preformatted text with a fixed width

In our CSS tutorial you can find more details about the width property.

Tip: The overflow property adds a scrollbar if the width of the text exceeds the width of the surrounding element.

Syntax

<pre width="number">

Attribute Values

HTML <pre> tag

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