Style tabSize Property

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Example

Set the tabSize of a <pre> element:

document.getElementById("myPRE").style.tabSize = "16";

Description

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, like <textarea> and <pre>, and the result of the tabSize property will only be visible for these elements.

Browser Support

Property
tabSize	Yes	79.0	Not supported Use MozTabSize	6.1	15.0

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 8. Specifies the number of space-characters that should be displayed for each tab-character
length	Specifies the length of a tab-character. This property value is not supported in any of the major browsers
initial	Sets this property to its default value. Read about initial
inherit	Inherits this property from its parent element. Read about inherit

Technical Details

Default Value:	8
Return Value:	A String, representing the tab-size property of an element
CSS Version	CSS3

CSS reference: tab-size property