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<PLAINTEXT>

Marks text that should not be processed by the browser.

Support:

HTML StandardInternet ExplorerNetscape Navigator
Not supported 1.0 and later Not supported
Notes:
  • This tag is obsolete and was removed from HTML 4.0.
  • This tag requires the </PLAINTEXT> end tag (Internet Explorer only).
Attributes:
CLASS = "Text"
The style sheet class used by the tag.

Support:

HTML StandardInternet ExplorerNetscape Navigator
Not supported 3.0 and later 4.0 and later

Notes:

  • You can specify two or more classes; be sure to separate each class name with a space.

ID = "Text"
An alphanumeric string that uniquely identifies the tag.

Support:

HTML StandardInternet ExplorerNetscape Navigator
Not supported 3.0 and later 4.0 and later

Notes:

  • Although you can use letters and numbers for the ID, the first character must be a letter.

LANG = "Text"
The language used by the tag's attribute values and text content.

Support:

HTML StandardInternet ExplorerNetscape Navigator
Not supported 4.0 and later Not supported

STYLE = "Text"
The style or styles to use with the tag.

Support:

HTML StandardInternet ExplorerNetscape Navigator
Not supported 3.0 and later 4.0 and later

Notes:

  • If you enter multiple style properties, separate each one with a semi-colon (;).

Example:
<PLAINTEXT>
If this text was still safe to use (which it's not), this text wouldn't be processed by the browser
</PLAINTEXT>

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