Web/HTML/Element/spacer

Non-standard This feature is non-standard and is not on a standards track. Do not use it on production sites facing the Web: it will not work for every user. There may also be large incompatibilities between implementations and the behavior may change in the future.

ObsoleteThis feature is obsolete. Although it may still work in some browsers, its use is discouraged since it could be removed at any time. Try to avoid using it.

<spacer> is an obsolete HTML element which allowed insertion of empty spaces on pages. It was devised by Netscape to accomplish the same effect as a single-pixel layout image, which was something web designers used to use to add white spaces to web pages without actually using an image. However, <spacer> no longer supported by any major browser and the same effects can now be achieved using simple CSS.

Firefox, which is the descendant of Netscape's browsers, removed support for <spacer> in version 4.

Attributes

Like all other HTML elements, this element supports the global attributes.

type

This attribute determines type of spacer. Possible values are horizontal, vertical and block.

size

This attribute can be used for defining size of spacer in pixels when type is horizontal or vertical.

width

This attribute can be used for defining width of spacer in pixels when type is block.

height

This attribute can be used for defining height of spacer in pixels when type is block.

align

This attribute determines alignment of spacer. Possible values are left, right and center.

Example

<span>Just a text node</span>
<spacer type="horizontal" size="10"></spacer>
<span>Just another text node</span>
<spacer type="block" width="10" height="10"></spacer>

Specification

Not part of any specification.

Browser compatibility

The compatibility table in this page is generated from structured data. If you'd like to contribute to the data, please check out https://github.com/mdn/browser-compat-data and send us a pull request.

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	Desktop						Mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari	Android webview	Chrome for Android	Firefox for Android	Opera for Android	Safari on iOS	Samsung Internet
spacer Deprecated'Non-standard'	Chrome No support No	Edge No support No	Firefox No support 1 — 4	IE No support No	Opera No support No	Safari No support No	WebView Android No support No	Chrome Android No support No	Firefox Android No support No	Opera Android No support No	Safari iOS No support No	Samsung Internet Android No support No

Legend

No support  

No support

Non-standard. Expect poor cross-browser support.'

Non-standard. Expect poor cross-browser support.

Deprecated. Not for use in new websites.'

Deprecated. Not for use in new websites.

<spacer> by Mozilla Contributors is licensed under CC-BY-SA 2.5.