Thread: Alternative for textarea

Does anyone know what I could use instead of the textarea tag to display a block of code for copying and pasting? I am not sure whether I must use it, or would it be fine to style a blockquote similarly to how I would with a textarea? Many thanks

use <pre> </pre> tags..

Thats something I considered earlier but I would want to use onFocus="this.select()" on it but it seemingly only works within forms The problem is that I am wanting to allow users to copy and paste code very easily but the damn CMS I am wanting to use wont allow textarea but all other tags within it.

have a look at this Use jQuery - Blog - Highlight your source code with jQuery and Chili, would probably send you in the right direction