w:tab (Tab Character)

Inserts a tab character at the current position within a run, advancing to the next tab stop.

Parent elements

Description

w:tab inserts a tab character at the current position in the run. It is defined in ECMA-376 Part 1 §17.3.3.32.

The tab stop it aligns to is determined by the w:tabs paragraph property of the containing paragraph, or by the document’s default tab stop (w:defaultTabStop in w:settings). w:tab is an empty element with no attributes.

Attributes

Attribute Type Possible Values Description
(none) w:tab is an empty element; the tab stop is resolved from the paragraph’s w:tabs list or the document default.

Examples

<w:r>
  <w:tab/>
</w:r>
<w:r>
  <w:t>Content after tab</w:t>
</w:r>