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- What is it?
- The original specification for this obsolete tag states that this
element stops parsing of HTML tags by the browser. What follows after is
not SGML. The PLAINTEXT tag specification did not accept a closing tag.
The text after the PLAINTEXT tag is typically rendered as a fixed-width
font.
This tag is no longer standard HTML. It is considered "obsolete"
in the HTML 2.0 specification and the HTML 3.2 draft, but it may be
implemented by browsers for backward compatibility.
Style Sheet Attributes
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- Class
- 2 | 3
| 3.2 | IE3B1
| M | N4B2
- Required? No
- Description:
This represents an assigned semantic classification grouping(s) for the
current tag.
- Values:
Given as a comma separated list of alphanumeric characters. Class names
may contain spaces (multiple consecutive spaces treated as a single
space.)
- ID
- 2 | 3
| 3.2 | IE3B1
| M | N4B2
- Required? No
- Description:
This assigns an alpha-numeric identifier that is unique
to this tag instance. Style sheets may use this attribute to reference
the current instance of this tag. Hyperlinks may also use this identifier
to serve as a destination.
- Values:
An alphanumeric string - initial character must be a letter followed
by alphabetic characters, digits, "-" or "."
characters. The allowable set of alpha-characters is restricted to the
A-Z and a-z set.
- Style
- 2 | 3
| 3.2 | IE3B1
| M | N4B3
- Required? No
- Description:
This attribute is a text string that provides rendering style
information for the current tag.
- Values:
Please see the description of
inline styles for more
information on how to use this attribute and its
possible values.
- Example
- <plaintext>this is text that is
not evaluated by the browser
- Parent Model
- NA
- Content Model
- NA
Tips & Tricks
- There is little reason why this tag should ever be used.
- Use at your own risk. Because the support and syntax are so
erratic between browsers, consistent behavior can never be
guaranteed.
Browser Peculiarities
- Netscape supports the original PLAINTEXT tag specification which did
not accept a closing tag.
- Internet Explorer and Mosaic provide for a closing tag. A closing
tag allows placement in regions other than the end of a HTML document.
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