This tag is utilized to present the text precisely as written in the code, by including whitespace characters. This is terminated by a </PRE> tag.  Take the example illustrated in Figure to understand how this tag works.      

<HTML>

<HEAD>

<TITLE>XYZ</TITLE>

</HEAD>

<BODY>

<PRE>

XYZ also offers a virtual campus. Studying by the virtual campus is a new concept in the field of education .

Whereas studying by the virtual campus mode, students have access to following learning resources & experiences:

• Satellite depended interactive tele-conferencing sessions.
• Viewing recorded video sessions.
• Computer depend tutorials on CD-ROM. Printed booklets for specific

</PRE>

</BODY>

</HTML>

Figure: Presenting Preformatted Text

As illustrated in Figure, the format of the text presented in the browser remains the simialr as written in the code.

If we do not employ the <PRE> tag, the browser condenses the white space while presenting the text on the web page.