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Revision 237011 of <xmp>

  • Revision slug: HTML/Element/xmp
  • Revision title: xmp
  • Revision id: 237011
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  • Creator: fscholz
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  • Comment 1 words added, 4 words removed
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{{ Obsolete_header() }}

Summary

The HTML Example Element (<xmp>) renders text between the start and end tags without interpreting the HTML in between and using a monospaced font. The HTML2 specification recommended that it should be rendered wide enough to allow 80 characters per line.

Note: Do not use this element. 
  • It has been deprecated since HTML3.2 and was not implemented in a consistent way. It was completely removed from the language in HTML5.
  • Use the {{ HTMLElement("pre") }} element or, if semantically adequate, the {{ HTMLElement("code") }} element instead. Note that you will need to escape the '<' character as '&lt;' to make sure it is not interpreted as markup.
  • A monospaced font can also be obtained on any element, by applying an adequate CSS style using monospace as the generic-font value for the {{ cssxref("font-family") }} property.

Attributes

This element has no other attributes than the global attributes, common to all elements.

DOM interface

This element implements the HTMLElement interface.

Implementation note: up to Gecko 1.9.2 inclusive, Firefox implements the HTMLSpanElement interface for this element.

See Also

  • The {{ HTMLElement("pre") }} and {{ HTMLElement("code") }} elements to be used instead.
  • The {{ HTMLElement("plaintext") }} and {{ HTMLElement("listing") }} elements, similar to {{ HTMLElement("xmp") }} but also obsolete.

{{ HTML:Element_Navigation() }}

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<p>{{ Obsolete_header() }}</p>
<h2>Summary</h2>
<p>The <em>HTML Example Element</em> (<span style="font-family: Courier New;">&lt;xmp&gt;</span>) renders text between the start and end tags without interpreting the HTML in between and using a monospaced font. The HTML2 specification recommended that it should be rendered wide enough to allow 80 characters per line.</p>
<div class="note"><strong>Note: </strong>Do not use this element. 
<ul> <li>It has been deprecated since HTML3.2 and was not implemented in a consistent way. It was completely removed from the language in HTML5.</li> <li>Use the {{ HTMLElement("pre") }} element or, if semantically adequate, the {{ HTMLElement("code") }} element instead. Note that you will need to escape the '<span style="font-family: Courier New;">&lt;</span>' character as '<code>&amp;lt;</code>' to make sure it is not interpreted as markup.</li> <li>A monospaced font can also be obtained on any element, by applying an adequate <a href="/en/CSS" title="en/CSS">CSS</a> style using <span style="font-family: Courier New;">monospace</span> as the generic-font value for the {{ cssxref("font-family") }} property.</li>
</ul>
</div>
<h2>Attributes</h2>
<p>This element has no other attributes than the <a class="new " href="../../../../en/HTML/global_attributes" rel="internal" title="en/HTML/global attributes">global attributes</a>, common to all elements.</p>
<h2>DOM interface</h2>
<p>This element implements the <code><a href="/en/DOM/element" title="en/DOM/element">HTMLElement</a></code> interface.</p>
<div class="note">
<p><strong>Implementation note: </strong>up to Gecko 1.9.2 inclusive, Firefox implements the <a href="/en/DOM/span" title="en/DOM/span"><span style="font-family: Courier New;">HTMLSpanElement</span></a> interface for this element.</p>
</div>
<h2>See Also</h2>
<ul> <li>The {{ HTMLElement("pre") }} and {{ HTMLElement("code") }} elements to be used instead.</li> <li>The {{ HTMLElement("plaintext") }} and {{ HTMLElement("listing") }} elements, similar to {{ HTMLElement("xmp") }} but also obsolete.</li>
</ul>
<p>{{ HTML:Element_Navigation() }}</p>
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