A style attribute on a <pre> tag assigns a unique style to the element.
Its value is CSS that defines the appearance of the pre element.
A style attribute on a <pre> element.
SELECT FirstName, LastName FROM Customer ORDER BY LastName
<pre style="background: #222;color:#fff; width: 350px;
padding:20px; font-size: 16px;">
SELECT FirstName, LastName
FROM Customer ORDER BY LastName
</pre>
The style attribute specifies the style, i.e. look and feel, of the <pre> element.
A style contains any number of CSS property/value pairs, separated by semicolons (;).
The style attribute overrides any other style that was defined in a <style> tag or an external CSS file.
This inline styling affects the current <pre> element only.
<pre style="CSS-styles">
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| CSS-styles | One or more CSS property/value pairs separated by semicolons (;). |
A style attribute on a <pre> element.
Clicking the button toggles the background and text colors.
SELECT FirstName, LastName FROM Customer ORDER BY LastName
<pre id="mypre"
style="background: darkslategray; color: #fff;
width:350px; padding:20px; font-size: 16px;">
SELECT FirstName, LastName
FROM Customer ORDER BY LastName
</pre>
<br />
<button onclick="toggle();">Toggle style</button>
<script>
let toggle = () => {
let element = document.getElementById("mypre");
if (element.style.backgroundColor === "darkslategray") {
element.style.backgroundColor = "whitesmoke";
element.style.color = "black";
} else {
element.style.backgroundColor = "darkslategray";
element.style.color = "white";
}
}
</script>
The style attribute assigns a background and text colors to the <pre> element.
Clicking the button calls JavaScript which changes the background and text colors.
Here is when style support started for each browser:
 Chrome
|
1.0 | Sep 2008 |
 Firefox
|
1.0 | Sep 2002 |
 IE/Edge
|
1.0 | Aug 1995 |
 Opera
|
1.0 | Jan 2006 |
 Safari
|
1.0 | Jan 2003 |
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