CSS tabsize Property (original) (raw)

CSS tab-size Property

Last Updated : 28 Aug, 2024

The tab-size property in CSS is used to specify the width of the tab character. The tab-size usually displays a single space character in an HTML document. Some elements like

**Syntax:

tab-size: number|length|initial|inherit;

**Property Value: The value of tab-size property is listed below:

• **number: It is used to set the number of space characters in a tab. Its default value is 8.
• **length: It is used to set the length character. But it is not supported by most of the browsers.
• **initial: This property is used to set its default value.
• **inherit: It is used to inherit the property from its parent.

**Example: In this example, we are using the above-explained properties.

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