Style tabSize Property
Example
Set the tabSize of a <pre> element:
document.getElementById("myPRE").style.tabSize = "16";
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Description
The tabSize property specifies the length of the space used for the tab character.
In HTML, the tab character is usually displayed as a single space-character, except for some elements, like <textarea> and <pre>, and the result of the tabSize property will only be visible for these elements.
Browser Support
| Property | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| tabSize | Yes | 79.0 | Not supported Use MozTabSize |
6.1 | 15.0 |
Syntax
Return the tabSize property:
object.style.tabSize
Set the tabSize property:
object.style.tabSize = "number|length|initial|inherit"
Property Values
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| number | Default value 8. Specifies the number of space-characters that should be displayed for each tab-character |
| length | Specifies the length of a tab-character. This property value is not supported in any of the major browsers |
| initial | Sets this property to its default value. Read about initial |
| inherit | Inherits this property from its parent element. Read about inherit |
Technical Details
| Default Value: | 8 |
|---|---|
| Return Value: | A String, representing the tab-size property of an element |
| CSS Version | CSS3 |
Related Pages
CSS reference: tab-size property
