if you want you can test in scratchpad public or private one ;)

> generates a monospace text in the tiny font size.

In Display Settings you have Large Code Font checkbox. I use it..

..and I never use <pre> tags but only <code> or <c> short form. See Writeup Formatting Tips where <pre> is not even mentioned.

For your convenience and small piece of code you can find LanX's wikisyntax useful.

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