The HTML DOM style quotes property returns and modify the type of quotation marks for enclosing quotations in an HTML document.
Syntax
Following is the syntax −
Returning quotes
object.style.quotes
Modifying quotes
object.style.quotes = “value”
Values
Here, value can be −
| Value | Explanation |
|---|---|
| inherit | It inherits this property value from its parent element. |
| initial | It set this property value to its default value. |
| none | It sets the default marks(“”) which are uses for quotation. |
| string string string string | It sets the quotation marks. Here the first two values specifies the first level of enclosing quotation and other two values specifies the next level of enclosing quotation. |
Example
Let us see an example of HTML DOM style quotes property −
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
body {
color: #000;
background: lightblue;
height: 100vh;
}
q {
margin: 20px;
}
.btn {
background: #db133a;
border: none;
height: 2rem;
border-radius: 2px;
width: 40%;
display: block;
color: #fff;
outline: none;
cursor: pointer;
margin: 20px;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h1>DOM Style quotes Property Example</h1>
<q>I'm a q element with some dummy text.</q>
<button onclick="add()" class="btn">Change quotes</button>
<script>
function add() {
document.querySelector('q').style.quotes = "'#' '#'";
}
</script>
</body>
</html>Output
This will produce the following output −

Click on “Change quotes” button to change the quotation marks.
