tt (HTML element)
| Depr. | Empty | Version |
|---|---|---|
| No | No | HTML 2 |
| IE5.5+ | FF1+ | Saf1.3+ | Op9.2+ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full | Full | Full | Full |
Example
You might use tt
to describe the output from an archaic sports scores
system:
<p>The scores rolled in underneath the moustached face of Dickie
Davies, hot off the teletype machines that someone was operating
deep in the dungeons of ITV: "<tt>Heart of Midlothian: 4,
Queen of the South: 2, Plymouth Argyle 3 …</tt>"</p>
- Type
- inline element
- Contains
- inline elements only
- Contained by
- block-level elements, inline elements
Description
Much like the b and i elements, tt
provides no semantic information about the text it encloses—it is purely
used for text formatting purposes. tt is short for
teletype, and instructs the browser to render the text similarly to that
produced by old-style teletype machines, which is understood to be a
fixed-width (monospace) font. Most browsers will render
tt content in Courier typeface.
Use This For …
It’s best not to use this element at all! While you may have text content that needs fixed width formatting, you’d be well advised to define a class in your CSS file, and style it using a monospace font.
Compatibility
| IE | 5.5 | Full |
|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | Full | |
| 7.0 | Full | |
| Firefox | 1.0 | Full |
| 1.5 | Full | |
| 2.0 | Full | |
| Safari | 1.3 | Full |
| 2.0 | Full | |
| 3.0 | Full | |
| Opera | 9.2 | Full |
| 9.5 | Full |
The
tt element has good browser support: all the major
browsers render it in a fixed-width font, which is usually
Courier.
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