Preformatted

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• Attributes
• Supports
• Block Markup
• Source

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Add text that respects your spacing and tabs, and also allows styling.

• Name: core/preformatted
• Category: text
• API Version: 3
• Block Type: Static (saved in post content)

Attributes

Defined via the attributes property in block.json.

Attribute	Type	Default	Description
content	rich-text	—	Source: rich-text. Selector: pre. Role: content

Supports

Defined via the supports property in block.json.

• anchor: true
• background:
  • backgroundImage: true
  • backgroundSize: true
  • gradient: true
• color:
  • gradients: true
  • link: true
• dimensions:
  • minHeight: true
  • minWidth: true
• shadow: true
• spacing:
  • padding: true
  • margin: true
• typography:
  • fontSize: true
  • lineHeight: true
• interactivity:
  • clientNavigation: true

Block Markup

This is a static block. The markup is saved directly in the post content.

<!-- wp:core/preformatted -->
<pre class="wp-block-preformatted">Some <em>preformatted</em> text...<br>And more!</pre>
<!-- /wp:core/preformatted -->

Source

• block.json (reference)
• Source directory — browse the edit and save source files, index.php, and more.