How to Use the CSS White-Space Property
The white-space property determines how sequences of whitespace are displayed. You can learn how to use the CSS white-space property in just a few steps.
- You first need to know the values you can use with the
white-spaceproperty and what they do. They are:Property Collapses Series of Spaces and/or Tabs in Code Collapses Line Breaks in Code Wraps to Fit Containing Box normal Yes Yes Yes pre No No No nowrap Yes Yes No - Next, enter the code in the HTML, as follows:
<!DOCTYPE HTML> <html> <head> <meta charset="UTF-8"> <title>White-Space</title> </head> <body> <h1>White-Space</h1> <div style="white-space: normal;"> white-space: normal white-space: normal white-space: normal white-space: normal white-space: normal white-space: normal white-space: normal white-space: normal </div> <hr> <div style="white-space: nowrap;"> white-space: nowrap white-space: nowrap white-space: nowrap white-space: nowrap white-space: nowrap white-space: nowrap white-space: nowrap white-space: nowrap </div> <hr> <div style="white-space: pre;"> white-space: pre white-space: pre white-space: pre </div> </body> </html>This code renders the following:
