Teletype Element Tutorial

<tt>

Introductory Text

The tt element renders teletype or monospaced text.

[Note: This presentation element was developed before CSS; HTML 4.01 has not deprecated it but suggests style sheet usage; it has been obsoleted in HTML 5.]

Start tag:
<tt>
End tag:
</tt>

Use Examples

Example:

`Twas brillig, and the slithy toves did gyre and gimble in the wabe: all mimsy were the borogoves, and the mome raths outgrabe.

Code [HTML]:

<p><tt>`Twas brillig, and the slithy toves did gyre and gimble in the wabe: all »
mimsy were the borogoves, and the mome raths outgrabe.</tt></p>
Example [CSS]:

This text has been set in monospace with CSS use.

Code [HTML]:

<p class="teletype">This text has been set in monospace with <abbr>CSS</abbr> use.</p>
Code [CSS]:

.teletype {
   font: 80% monospace, Courier, "MS Courier New", "Everson Mono";
}

Content Model/Assigned Attributes

Element-Type:
Text-Level
Attributes:

</tt>