Name

blockquote — HTML 4.01 | HTML5

Synopsis

<blockquote> . . . </blockquote>

Indicates a long quotation. Its content is some number of block-level elements, such as paragraphs.

Notes

In HTML5, the blockquote element is also a sectioning root, meaning it indicates a section that may have its own outline. That means that heading levels used within blockquote elements will not contribute to the overall outline of the page.

Start/End Tags

Required/Required

Attributes

Core, Internationalization, Events, HTML5 Global Attributes

cite="URI"

Provides a link to information about the source from which the quotation was borrowed.

Example

<blockquote cite="http://www.example.com">
  <h1>Fascinating Evidence</h1>
  <p>This is the beginning of a lengthy quoted
       passage (text continues . . . ) </p>
  <p>And it is still going on and on
      (text continues . . . )</p>
</blockquote>

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