Deprecated in HTML5. Do not use.

<xmp> HTML Tag

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What does <xmp> HTML Tag do?
The <xmp> element was used to surround HTML example text that should be rendered without interpreting any HTML elements between the opening and closing <xmp> tags. The element was deprecated in HTML 3.2 and is now obsolete.
Display
inline
Usage
textual

<xmp> was designed to render content exactly as typed, without compressing spaces. This was intended as a way to display code. However, this element was never fully supported and is now obsolete.

Read more about <xmp>, and the reasons for its deprecation.

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