<pre>Baseline · Widely available
The <pre> element represents a block element of preformatted text that is presented exactly as written, including all white space.
Supported in all major browsers for at least 30 months — safe to use without fallbacks. Baseline since Jul 29, 2015. Widely available since Jan 29, 2018.
Browser support
DesktopChrome
1+Supportedsince Dec 11, 2008
Current: 155Edge
12+Supportedsince Jul 29, 2015
Current: 154Firefox
1+Supportedsince Nov 9, 2004
Current: 157Safari
1–3.1Not supported
≤4+Supportedsince Jun 8, 2009
Current: 27MobileChrome Android
18+Supportedsince Jun 27, 2012
Current: 155Firefox Android
4+Supportedsince Mar 29, 2011
Current: 157Safari iOS
1–3Not supported
≤3.2+Supportedsince Apr 3, 2010
Current: 27How to use
This feature is Baseline widely available — use it freely, no fallback needed.
Example
Full syntax and examples are on MDN: HTMLPreElement.
Feature detection
JS · check before using
const el = document.createElement("pre");
if (!(el instanceof HTMLUnknownElement)) {
// <pre> is supported
}Documentation (MDN)
Specification
Sub-features
Support for each part of the feature (2). The overall table above shows when the whole feature works.
| Sub-feature | Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Safari | Chrome Android | Firefox Android | Safari iOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HTMLPreElement | 1 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 4 | 1 |
| pre | 1 | 12 | 1 | ≤4 | 18 | 4 | ≤3.2 |