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HTML Quotation and Citation

Elements
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In this chapter we will go through


the <blockquote>,<q>, <abbr>, <address>, <cite>, and <bdo> HTML
elements.

Example
Here is a quote from WWF's website:

For 60 years, WWF has worked to help people and nature thrive. As the world's
leading conservation organization, WWF works in nearly 100 countries. At every
level, we collaborate with people around the world to develop and deliver
innovative solutions that protect communities, wildlife, and the places in which
they live.
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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 60 years, WWF has worked to help people and nature thrive. As
the world's leading conservation organization, WWF works in nearly
100 countries. At every level, we collaborate with people around
the world to develop and deliver innovative solutions that protect
communities, wildlife, and the places in which they live.
</blockquote>
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HTML <q> for Short Quotations


The HTML <q> tag defines a short quotation.

Browsers normally insert quotation marks around the quotation.

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 <abbr> for Abbreviations


The HTML <abbr> tag defines an abbreviation or an acronym, like "HTML",
"CSS", "Mr.", "Dr.", "ASAP", "ATM".

Marking abbreviations can give useful information to browsers, translation


systems and search-engines.

Tip: Use the global title attribute to show the description for the
abbreviation/acronym when you mouse over the element.

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> tag defines the contact information for the author/owner
of a document or an article.

The contact information can be an email address, URL, physical address, phone
number, social media handle, etc.

The text in the <address> element usually renders in italic, and browsers will
always add a line break before and after the <address> 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> tag defines the title of a creative work (e.g. a book, a poem, a
song, a movie, a painting, a sculpture, etc.).

Note: A person's name is not the title of a work.

The text in the <cite> element usually renders 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
BDO stands for Bi-Directional Override.

The HTML <bdo> tag 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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Exercise?
Which of the following is NOT a quotation element (in fact, not an HTML element at all)?

<q>

<quote>

<blockquote>

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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

For a complete list of all available HTML tags, visit our HTML Tag Reference.

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