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plainText element

Browser support:

Specifies that the rest of the contents in the document should be displayed as plain text.

This tag is deprecated. Use the pre element instead.

If you want to see the HTML tags by categories, please visit this page.

This element cannot have a closing tag.

JavaScript page for this element: plainText.

Possible members:

Attributes

Events

Styles

Pseudos

Sets an access key to an element.

Sets the location of the source document.

Sets the style class or classes that belong to the element.

contentEditable

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Sets whether the contents of the object are editable.

Sets the text direction as related to the lang attribute.

Sets the state of an object for user interaction.

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Sets whether an element is draggable.

Specifies whether a dotted rectangle (focus rectangle) is drawn around an object while it has focus.

Sets a unique identifier for the object.

Specifies the language of the element.

Sets the scripting language for the current element. Use it only for the script element.

Sets the name of an element.

Sets whether the automatic spellchecker is enabled.

Sets an inline style associated with an element.

Specifies the tabbing order for keyboard navigation using the TAB key.

Specifies a tooltip for an element.

Sets whether the selection process can start in an element's content.

Occurs when an element becomes active.

onBeforeActivate

Occurs before an element becomes active.

Occurs before the selection is copied to the clipboard and before the oncopy event.

Occurs before the selection is cut from the document and provides a possibility to enable the Cut menu item.

onBeforeDeActivate

Occurs on the active element before it loses the active state.

onBeforeEditFocus

Occurs before an input:file, input:password, input:text or textarea element or an element in an editable region becomes a UI-activated.

Occurs before the contents of the clipboard are pasted into the document and provides a possibility to enable the Paste menu item.

Occurs when an element loses focus.

Occurs when the user clicks on an element.

Occurs when the right mouse button is clicked on an element and the context menu is shown.

Occurs before the selection is copied to the clipboard.

Occurs before the selection is cut from the document and added to the clipboard.

Occurs when the user double clicks on an element.

Occurs on the active element when it loses the active state.

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Occurs periodically on the source element during the drag operation.

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Occurs on the source element when the user has finished the drag operation.

Occurs on an element when the user moves the mouse pointer into it during a drag operation.

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Occurs on an element when the user moves the mouse pointer out of it during a drag operation.

Occurs periodically on an element while the mouse pointer is over it during a drag operation.

	3.5

Occurs on the source element when the user starts the drag operation.

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Occurs on a possible target element when the dragged data is dropped on it.

Occurs after a filter has changed or finished a transition.

Occurs when an element receives focus.

Occurs before an element receives focus.

Occurs after an element loses focus.

Occurs after the user has pressed the F1 key.

Occurs on an element that has the focus when a key is pressed down and occurs periodically until the key is released.

Occurs on an element that has the focus when a key is pressed down and occurs periodically until the key is released.

Occurs on an element that has the focus when the user releases a key.

Occurs when the object loses the mouse capture.

Occurs when the user presses a mouse button over an element.

Occurs when the user moves the mouse pointer into the area of an element.

Occurs when the user moves the mouse pointer out of the element.

Occurs when the user moves the mouse over the element.

Occurs when the user moves the mouse pointer out of the element.

Occurs when the user moves the mouse pointer into the element.

Occurs when the user releases a mouse button over an element.

Occurs when the mouse wheel rolls.

Occurs before the contents of the clipboard are pasted into the document.

onPropertyChange

Occurs every time when the value of an element's property is changed.

onReadyStateChange

Occurs when the load state of the data that belongs to an element or a HTML document changes.

Occurs when the size of an object has changed.

Occurs when the user stops resizing an element in an editable region.

Occurs when the user starts to resize an element in an editable region.

Occurs when the contents of an element have been scrolled.

Occurs at the start of a selection process.

-o-background-size

Sets the size of the background image.

-o-text-overflow

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Specifies how to handle the overflowed area of text.

Specifies a phonetic pronunciation for the text contained by the corresponding element.

-op-voice-pitch

Specifies the average frequency of the speaking voice.

-op-voice-pitch-range

Specifies the variation from the average pitch of the voice.

Specifies the number of spoken words per minute.

-op-voice-stress

Specifies the strength of emphasis to be applied.

-op-voice-volume

Sets the volume of a spoken element.

-xv-interpret-as

Specifies how to interpret the contents of the corresponding element.

Specifies a phonetic pronunciation for the text contained by the corresponding element.

-xv-voice-balance

Sets the balance between left and right channels.

-xv-voice-duration

Specifies how long a given element is to be rendered.

-xv-voice-pitch

Specifies the average frequency of the speaking voice.

-xv-voice-pitch-range

Specifies the variation from the average pitch of the voice.

Specifies the number of spoken words per minute.

-xv-voice-stress

Specifies the strength of emphasis to be applied.

-xv-voice-volume

Sets the volume of a spoken element.

Specifies up to five separate background properties, in a shorthand form.

background-attachment

Specifies whether the background-image should scroll with the contents of the object or not.

background-color

Specifies the color to use for the background of the object.

background-image

Specifies the image to use as the background of the object.

background-position

Sets the position of the background-image within the element.

background-repeat

Specifies how to tile the background-image relative to the upper-left corner of the container object.

Sets up to three separate border properties, in a shorthand form.

Sets the color, style and width properties for the element's bottom border, in a shorthand form.

border-bottom-color

Specifies the color of the element's bottom border.

border-bottom-style

Specifies the style of the element's bottom border.

border-bottom-width

Specifies the width of the element's bottom border.

Specifies the color of the element's border.

Specifies the color, style and width properties for the element's left border, in a shorthand form.

border-left-color

Specifies the color of the element's left border.

border-left-style

Specifies the style of the element's left border.

border-left-width

Specifies the width of the element's left border.

Specifies the color, style and width properties for the element's right border, in a shorthand form.

border-right-color

Specifies the color of the element's right border.

border-right-style

Specifies the style of the element's right border.

border-right-width

Specifies the width of the element's right border.

Specifies the style of the element's border.

Specifies the color, style and width properties for the element's top border, in a shorthand form.

border-top-color

Specifies the color of the element's top border.

border-top-style

Specifies the style of the element's top border.

border-top-width

Specifies the width of the element's top border.

Specifies the width of the element's border.

Specifies the bottom coordinate of a positioned element.

Specifies how the width and the height of the element are calculated. It affects the height and width properties.

Specifies the position of the element relative to floating objects.

Specifies which part of a positioned element is visible.

Specifies the color of the element's text content.

Specifies the generated content after or before the element.

counter-increment

Specifies the list of counters and increment values.

Sets the list of counters and their initial values.

Specifies the type of cursor to display for the pointing device (mouse).

Specifies the text direction.

Specifies the element's display type.

Specifies the horizontal alignment of the object.

Specifies up to six separate font properties, in a shorthand form.

Specifies the font face for text.

Specifies the font size of the text.

Specifies whether the style of the font is normal, italic or oblique.

Specifies a variation of the specified or default font-family.

Specifies the font weight of the text.

Specifies the height of the visible area for an element.

Specifies the left coordinate of a positioned element.

Specifies the amount of space between letters.

Specifies the distance between lines of text in a block-level element.

Specifies a shorthand property for setting the top, right, bottom and left margins, in that order.

Specifies the bottom margin of the object.

Specifies the left margin of the object.

Specifies the right margin of the object.

Specifies the top margin of the object.

Specifies the maximum height for the visible area of an element.

Specifies the maximum width for the visible area of an element.

Specifies a minimum height for the visible area of an element.

Specifies the minimum width for the visible area of an element.

Sets the transparency level of an element. For Internet Explorer, use filter with 'Alpha(opacity=percent)'.

Specifies the minimum number of lines at the start of an element's rendered content that must be visible at the bottom of a page.

Specifies a shorthand form for all outline properties at once. Outline is a line around an element, but different from the border property.

Specifies the color for the outline for an element.

Sets the amount of space between the outline and the border or the edge of the element.

Specifies the style for an element's outline.

Specifies the width for an element's outline.

Specifies what to do with content outside the element's rendering area.

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Specifies what to do with content that exceeds the element's width.

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Specifies what to do with content that exceeds the element's height.

Specifies a shorthand property for setting the top, right, bottom and left spaces between an element's border and its contents, in that order.

Specifies the space between an element's bottom border and its contents.

Specifies the space between an element's left border and its contents.

Specifies the space between an element's right border and its contents.

Specifies the space between an element's top border and its contents.

page-break-after

Specifies whether a page break occurs after the object when printing.

page-break-before

Specifies whether a page break occurs before the object when printing.

page-break-inside

Specifies the page-breaking behavior that should occur inside an element's rendering box when printing.

Specifies a shorthand property for setting the pause-before and pause-after properties for speaking the element's content.

Specifies that the browser should insert a pause after speaking the element's content.

Specifies that the browser should insert a pause before speaking the element's content.

Specifies what type of positioning method is used to render the current element.

Specifies the pairs of quotation marks for the 'open-quote' and 'close-quote' values of the content property.

Specifies a shorthand property for setting the rest-before and rest-after properties for speaking the element's content.

Specifies that the browser should insert a rest after speaking the element's content.

Specifies that the browser should insert a rest before speaking the element's content.

Specifies the right coordinate of a positioned element.

scrollbar-3dlight-color

Specifies the color of the outer top and left bevel edges of the scroll box and scroll arrows of the scroll bar.

scrollbar-arrow-color

Specifies the color of the arrow of the scroll bar.

scrollbar-base-color

Specifies the main color of the scroll bar.

scrollbar-darkshadow-color

Specifies the color of the outer bottom and right bevel edges of the scroll box and scroll arrows of the scroll bar.

scrollbar-face-color

Specifies the color for the face of the scroll bar.

scrollbar-highlight-color

Specifies the color of the top and left edges of the scroll bar.

scrollbar-shadow-color

Specifies the color of the bottom and right edges of the scroll bar.

scrollbar-track-color

Specifies the color of the scroll bar's track element.

Specifies how the browser should speak the content.

Specifies the horizontal alignment of the text within the element.

text-decoration

Specifies the appearance characteristics of text, whether it is underlined, overlined, lined-through or blinking text.

Specifies the horizontal indent for the first line of text.

Specifies a comma-separated list of shadow effects to be applied to the text of the element.

Specifies the case of the text.

Specifies the top coordinate of a positioned element.

Specifies whether the text should be overridden to support multiple languages in the same document. Use with the direction property.

Specifies whether the element is visible.

Specifies the type of voice to use as speak control.

Specifies how spaces, tabs, and newline characters inside the element are handled.

Specifies the minimum number of lines at the end of an element's rendered content that must be visible at the top of a page.

Specifies the width of the visible area for an element.

Specifies the spacing between words.

Specifies the stack level of positioned objects.

Example HTML code 1:

This example illustrates the use of the plainText element:

<body>
    <button>Sample button</button>
    <plaintext>
    The rest of the contents are displayed as plain text.
    The </plaintext> string does not close the plaintext tag, it is also a plain text.
    The closing tag of the body is rendered as a plain text, too.
</body>

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plaintext element (MSDN)
plaintext element (Safari Reference Library)

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