`<pre>`

The <pre> element contains text for which all line breaks and spaces are preserved. It is typically presented in a monospaced font. Do not use <pre> when a more semantically specific element is appropriate, such as <codeblock>.

Content models

See appendix for information about this element in OASIS document type shells.

Inheritance

- topic/pre

Example

This section is non-normative.

The following example will preserve all line breaks and white space.

<pre>
          MEMO: programming team fun day
Remember to bring a kite, softball glove, or other favorite
outdoor accessory to tomorrow's fun day outing at Zilker Park.
Volunteers needed for the dunking booth.
</pre>

The rendered result will differ depending on the processor that is rendering your DITA content. It will generally look something like this:

          MEMO: programming team fun day
Remember to bring a kite, softball glove, or other favorite
outdoor accessory to tomorrow's fun day outing at Zilker Park.
Volunteers needed for the dunking booth.

Content model

Contained by

<abstract>, <body>, <bodydiv>, <dd>, <desc>, <div>, <draft-comment>, <entry>, <example>, <fig>, <figgroup>, <fn>, <itemgroup>, <li>, <linkinfo>, <lq>, <note>, <p>, <section>, <sectiondiv>, <stentry>

Zero or more of the following

Text
<boolean>
<cite>
<data>
<data-about>
<draft-comment>
<fn>
<foreign>
<indexterm>
<indextermref>
<keyword>
<ph>
<q>
<required-cleanup>
<state>
<term>
<text>
<tm>
<unknown>
<xref>

Contained by

<abstract>
<body>
<bodydiv>
<dd>
<desc>
<div>
<draft-comment>
<entry>
<example>
<fig>
<figgroup>
<fn>
<itemgroup>
<li>
<linkinfo>
<lq>
<note>
<p>
<section>
<sectiondiv>
<stentry>

Inheritance

- topic/pre

The <pre> element is a base element type. It is defined in the topic module.

Attributes

The following attributes are available on this element: Universal attribute group, Display attribute group, outputclass, xml:space, and spectitle.