Name

blockquote — <blockquote> . . . </blockquote>

Enclosed text is a quote block consisting of one or more paragraphs.

Attributes

Core, Internationalization, Events

cite="URL"

Provides information about the source from which the quotation was borrowed.

Example

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

Get HTML and XHTML Pocket Reference, 3rd Edition now with the O’Reilly learning platform.

O’Reilly members experience books, live events, courses curated by job role, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers.

Start your free trial