Without <pre>• Line breaks
• Multiple whitespaces
• Tabs …
Without <pre>• Line breaks
• Multiple whitespaces
• Tabs
become a single whitespace
Sometimes (e.g.) writing source code
You want those exactly reflected
If it is a quote,
you want to change the font
<p> (unlike <pre>) does not reflect
white spaces and line breaks you entered
So, if you remove the tab
for the 1st line..,
You might want to apply
a special font for a quoted text
Here you see a different font is applied