Attributes

This element only includes the global attributes

Examples

Basic example

This example uses <tt> to show text entered into, and output by, a terminal application.

<p>
  Enter the following at the telnet command prompt:
  <code>set localecho</code><br />

  The telnet client should display: <tt>Local Echo is on</tt>
</p>

Result

Overriding the default font

You can override the browser's default font—if the browser permits you to do so, which it isn't required to do—using CSS:

CSS

tt {
  font-family: "Lucida Console", "Menlo", "Monaco", "Courier New", monospace;
}

HTML

<p>
  Enter the following at the telnet command prompt:
  <code>set localecho</code><br />

  The telnet client should display: <tt>Local Echo is on</tt>
</p>

Result

Usage notes

The <tt> element is, by default, rendered using the browser's default non-proportional font. You can override this using CSS by creating a rule using the tt selector, as seen in the example Overriding the default font above.

Note: User-configured changes to the default monospace font setting may take precedence over your CSS.

Although this element wasn't officially deprecated in HTML 4.01, its use was discouraged in favor of the semantic elements and/or CSS. The <tt> element is obsolete in HTML 5.

Technical summary

Specifications

Browser compatibility

See also

• The semantic <code>, <var>, <kbd>, and <samp> elements
• The <pre> element for displaying preformatted text blocks