<xmp> #

::: section-content ::: {#sect1 .notecard .deprecated} Deprecated: This feature is no longer recommended. Though some browsers might still support it, it may have already been removed from the relevant web standards, may be in the process of being dropped, or may only be kept for compatibility purposes. Avoid using it, and update existing code if possible; see the compatibility table at the bottom of this page to guide your decision. Be aware that this feature may cease to work at any time. ::: :::

Summary #

::: section-content The <xmp> HTML element 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.

::: {#sect2 .notecard .note} 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 current HTML.
• Use the <pre> element or, if semantically adequate, the <code> element instead. Note that you will need to escape the '<' character as '<' and the '&' character as '&' to make sure they are 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 font-family property. ::: :::

Attributes #

::: section-content This element has no other attributes than the global attributes, common to all elements. :::

DOM interface #

::: section-content This element implements the HTMLElement interface. :::

Specifications #

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Specification #

HTML Standard
[# xmp]{.small}

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Browser compatibility #

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      Desktop                                                          Mobile                                                     

      Chrome    Edge   Firefox             Internet   Opera   Safari   WebView   Chrome    Firefox for Android Opera     Safari   Samsung
                                           Explorer                    Android   Android                       Android   on IOS   Internet

xmp 1 12 1 Yes 15 ≤4 4.4 18 4 14 ≤3.2 1.0

                       Before Firefox 4,                                                   Before Firefox 4,                      
                       this element                                                        this element                           
                       implemented the                                                     implemented the                        
                       `HTMLSpanElement`                                                   `HTMLSpanElement`                      
                       interface instead                                                   interface instead                      
                       of the standard                                                     of the standard                        
                       `HTMLElement`                                                       `HTMLElement`                          
                       interface.                                                          interface.                             

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See also #

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• The <pre> and <code> elements to be used instead.
• The <plaintext> element, similar to <xmp>{aria-current=“page”} but also obsolete. :::

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