HTML Quotation and Citation Elements
HTML Quotation and Citation Elements
Tag Description
<abbr> Defines
an abbreviation or acronym
<address> Defines
contact information for the author/owner of a document
<bdo> Defines the
text direction
<blockquote>
Defines a section that is quoted from another source
<cite> Defines the
title of a work
<q> Defines a
short inline quotation
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HTML <q> for Short Quotations
The HTML <q> element defines a short quotation.
Browsers usually insert quotation marks around the <q>
element.
Example
<p>WWF's goal is to: <q>Build a
future where people live in harmony with nature.</q></p>
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HTML <blockquote> for Quotations
The HTML <blockquote> element defines a section that is
quoted from another source.
Browsers usually indent <blockquote> elements.
Example
<p>Here is a quote from WWF's
website:</p>
<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>
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HTML <abbr> for Abbreviations
The HTML <abbr> element defines an abbreviation or an
acronym.
Marking abbreviations can give useful information to
browsers, translation systems and search-engines.
Example
<p>The <abbr title="World Health
Organization">WHO</abbr> was founded in 1948.</p>
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HTML <address> for Contact Information
The HTML <address> element defines contact information
(author/owner) of a document or an article.
The <address> element is usually displayed in italic.
Most browsers will add a line break before and after the element.
Example
<address>
Written by John Doe.<br>
Visit us at:<br>
Example.com<br>
Box 564, Disneyland<br>
USA
</address>
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HTML <cite> for Work Title
The HTML <cite> element defines the title of a work.
Browsers usually display <cite> elements in italic.
Example
<p><cite>The Scream</cite> by
Edvard Munch. Painted in 1893.</p>
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HTML <bdo> for Bi-Directional Override
The HTML <bdo> element defines bi-directional override.
The <bdo> element is used to override the current text
direction:
Example
<bdo dir="rtl">This text will
be written from right to left</bdo>
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