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HTML <blockquote> Tag

Example

Define a block quotation taken from another source:

<blockquote cite="http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/index.html">
    For 50 years, WWF has been protecting the future of nature. The world's 
    leading conservation organization, WWF works in 100 countries and is 
    supported by 1.2 million members in the United States and close to 5 million 
    globally.
</blockquote>

Browser Support

All major browsers support the <blockquote> tag.


Tag Definition and Usage

The <blockquote> tag specifies a section that is quoted from another source.

Browsers usually indent <blockquote> elements.


Tips and Notes

Tip: Use <q> for short quotations that don't require paragraph breaks.


Differences Between HTML 4.01 and HTML5

In HTML 4.01, the <blockquote> tag defines a long quotation.

In HTML5, the <blockquote> tag defines a block quotation taken from another source.


Differences Between HTML and XHTML

Note: If you want to validate a page as XHTML, the <blockquote> element must contain block-level elements, such as:

<blockquote>
<p>This is a long quote. This is a long quote.</p>
</blockquote>

Attributes

Attribute Value Description
cite URL Specifies the source of the quotation.

Global Attributes

The <blockquote> tag supports HTML's global attributes.


Event Attributes

The <blockquote> tag supports HTML's event attributes.

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