Style tabSize Property
Style ObjectExamples
Set the tabSize of a <pre> element:
document.getElementById("myPRE").style.tabSize="16";
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Definition and Usage
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 such as <textarea> and <pre>. The result of the tabSize property is only valid for these elements.
Browser Support
Currently only Chrome supports the tabSize property.
Firefox supports another property that can replace this property, namely the MozTabSize property.
Opera supports another property that can replace this property, namely the OTabSize property.
Currently no browser supports this value as a length unit.
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 is 8. Specifies the number of space characters to be displayed for each tab character. |
| length | Specifies the length of the tab character. Almost all major browsers do not support this property value. |
| initial | Set this property to its default value. Seeinitial。 |
| inherit | Inherit this property from its parent element. Seeinherit。 |
Technical Details
| Default value: | 8 |
|---|---|
| Return value: | A string representing the element's tab-size property. |
| CSS Version | CSS3 |
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CSS Reference:tab-size property
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