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HTML <blockquote> tag

Examples

From another source, define a block quote:

<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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Browser Support

Internet ExplorerFirefoxOperaGoogle ChromeSafari

All major browsers support <blockquote> tag.


Tag definitions and instructions

<Blockquote> tag to define blocks taken from another source of reference.

Browsers usually be <blockquote> element indented.


Tips and Notes

Tip: If the tag is not required short paragraphs separated by reference, use the <Q> .


Differences between HTML 4.01 and HTML5

In HTML 4.01, <blockquote> tag defines a long reference.

In HTML5, <blockquote> tag to define a block quote is taken from another source.


Differences between HTML and XHTML

Note: To validate the page as XHTML, the <blockquote> element must contain block-level elements, such as:

<Blockquote>
<P> Here is a long quotation here is a long quotation. </ P>
</ Blockquote>


Attributes

属性 描述
cite URL 规定引用的来源。


Global Properties

<blockquote> tag supports HTML global properties .


Event Properties

<blockquote> tag supports HTML event properties .