Quick Reference
The white-space property specifies how white-space inside an element is handled.
div {
white-space: pre;
}Default
| Default value | normal |
| Inherited values | yes |
| Can it be animated? | no |
These are the allowed values.
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| normal | Sequences of whitespace will collapse into a single whitespace; text will wrap when necessary (default) |
| nowrap | Sequences of whitespace will collapse into a single whitespace; text will never wrap to the next line until a <br&rt; tag is encountered |
| pre | Whitespace is preserved by the browser; text will only wrap on line breaks |
| pre-line | Sequences of whitespace will collapse into a single whitespace; text will wrap when necessary and also on line breaks |
| pre-wrap | Whitespace is preserved by the browser; text will wrap when necessary and on line breaks |
| initial | Sets this property to its default value |
| inherit | Inherits this property from its parent element |
Using JavaScript
The HTML element can also be styled using JavaScript and the element’s id.
document.getElementById('my_div').style.whiteSpace = 'pre';<button onclick='my_function()'>Click Here</button>
<script>
function my_function() {
document.getElementById('my_div').style.whiteSpace = 'pre';
}
</script>CSS Notes:
- The “inherit”, “initial” and “unset” keywords can be used with any CSS property to set its value
- In CSS there are many ways to express a color value in a property
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