HTML <tt> Tag

This tag is not supported in HTML5, use CSS font-weight property.

Description

The <tt> HTML element is used for rendering teletype (or monospaced) text. A monospaced font is a font that is also known as a 'fixed width font', each character having the same width.

Properties

Permitted Parents
Any element that accepts phrasing content
Content
Inline and text
Start/End Tags
Start tag: required, End tag: required

Example

This is an example of the &lt;tt&gt; tag or <tt>teletype</tt>

Attributes

Attribute Definition
dir

Specifies the text direction for the content in an element.
Possible Values:

  • rtl  (Right to Left)
  • ltr  (Left to Right)
class Specifies a classname for an element.
id Specifies a unique id for an element.
lang Specifies a language code for the content in an element.
title Specifies a title to associate with the element. Many browsers will display this when the cursor hovers over the element (similar to a "tool tip").
style Specifies an inline style for an element.

Global Attributes

None

Event Attributes

None

Browser Support

The following table will show you the current browser support for the HTML <tt> tag.

Desktop
Edge Chrome Firefox Opera Safari
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Tablets / Mobile
Chrome Firefox Opera Safari Samsung Webview
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Last updated by CSSPortal on: 6th December 2019