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CSS Tab Size Generator

In CSS, there isn't a direct property to set the tab size for text. However, you can control the appearance of tab characters using the tab-size property in combination with the white-space property. The tab-size property defines the width of a tab character within an element.

Here's an example of how to use the tab-size property to set the tab width to 4 spaces:

.tab-size-element { tab-size: 4; white-space: pre; }

In this example:

  • The .tab-size-element class sets the tab size to 4 spaces using the tab-size property.
  • The white-space: pre; declaration is used to preserve white space, including tabs, within the element.

By setting tab-size, you can control the width of tab characters in your text, making it easier to format and align text content with tabs, especially when presenting code or tabular data. The white-space: pre; property is used to ensure that the tabs are preserved as-is in the rendered output.


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