We can create a <pre> element via the document.createElement()
method:
var x = document.createElement("PRE");
Click the button to create a PRE element.
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <body> <button onclick="myFunction()">Test</button> <script> function myFunction() {/*w w w .jav a 2 s. c o m*/ var x = document.createElement("PRE"); var t = document.createTextNode("This is a preformatted text."); x.appendChild(t); document.body.appendChild(x); } </script> </body> </html>