What is white-space in html

In HTML, the white-space attribute is used to specify how to handle the white space within the element, such as [white-space:normal], which means that the white space will be ignored by the browser. If you need to preserve white space, you can use [white-space:pre].

The operating environment of this article: windows10 system, html 5, thinkpad t480 computer.

Attribute introduction:

The white-space attribute specifies how to handle the white space within the element.

Attribute value:

• normal Default. White space is ignored by the browser.

• #pre Blank spaces will be retained by the browser. It behaves like the

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  <li><p>nowrap The text will not wrap. The text will continue on the same line until the <br> tag is encountered. </p></li>
  <li><p>pre-wrap Preserves whitespace sequences, but wraps normally. </p></li>
  <li><p>#pre-line Merges whitespace sequences, but retains newlines. </p></li>
  <li><p>#inherit Specifies that the value of the white-space attribute should be inherited from the parent element. </p></li>
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  <p>Example: </p><div class="code" style="position:relative; padding:0px; margin:0px;"><pre class="brush:html;toolbar:false">p{
      white-space:nowrap;
  }

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