CSS tab-size Property


CSS's tab-size property specifies the width of the tab character. In an HTML document, the tab-size usually displays a single space character. Some elements, such as <textarea> and <pre>, display the tab-size.

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Property Values

Value Description
number The number of space characters that should be displayed for each tab character. The default value is eight.
length A tab-length. character's None of the major browsers support this property value.
initial This property is set to its default value.
inherit This property is inherited from its parent element.

Supported Browsers

Property Chrome Firefox Safari Edge / IE Opera
tab-size 21.0 4.0 -moz- 6.1 79.0 15.0 
10.6 -o-