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<pre>

Preformatted text.

The `<pre>` tag defines preformatted text. Text in a `<pre>` element is displayed in a fixed-width font, and the text preserves both spaces and line breaks. The text will be displayed exactly as written in the HTML source code.

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Preview Output
<pre>
  Text in a pre element
  is displayed in a fixed-width
  font, and it preserves
  both      spaces and
  line breaks
</pre>
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