HTML Quotation and Citation Elements
HTML Quotation and Citation Elements
HTML provides special tags to display quotes, citations, and quoted text in a meaningful way.
Common Quote-Related Tags
| Tag | Purpose |
|---|---|
<q> |
Short inline quotation |
<blockquote> |
Long quotation (indented text) |
<cite> |
Shows the title of a work (italic style) |
<abbr> |
Defines abbreviations or acronyms |
<address> |
Contact or author information |
Example Code
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A short quote will appear inside quotation marks.
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The long quote (
<blockquote>) will appear indented. -
The
<cite>text will appear italic. -
Hovering over
<abbr>will show full form. -
<address>text will show formatted contact details.
Quotation and citation elements help make content meaningful, structured, and semantically correct for browsers and search engines.
