HTML Reference Guide : LISTING Command

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<LISTING> Command

Command Syntax:
<LISTING>
a block of text in a non-proportionally spaced font
spaced exactly as the original
</LISTING>
The command renders enclosed text in a non-proportionally spaced font as a block and preserves all of the original spacing within the block.
The command also forces the font size to the browser's default for the defined non-proportionally spaced font, generally Courier New 10 point.
See also: <BLOCKQUOTE>, <PRE>, <XMP>

Example:

<LISTING>
  Mistress Mary, quite contrary,
  . . .
  And pretty maids all in a row.
</LISTING>

Enclosed text is rendered as a block of text in a non-proportinally spaced font:

Mistress Mary, quite contrary, How does your garden grow? With silver bells and cockle shells And pretty maids all in a row.

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