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The HTML5 documentation recommends putting the code element inside the pre element, but I don't understand how this is better or more semantic than just using the code element and CSS. In their own example: <pre><code class="language-pascal">var i: Integer; begin i := 1; end.</code></pre> Could also be written (Making some assumptions about the browser's defaults for pre ): <style> code { display: block; white-space: pre; } </style> … <code class="language-pascal">var i: Integer; begin i := 1; end.</code> Even if the pre is there to distinguish a code block from an inline string of code, I don't see it being a more semantic choice than specifying the block-ness of the code in a class. Is there a specific reason the pre is recommended over a CSS solution?
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