HTML - <blockquote> Tag



Description

The HTML <blockquote> tag is used for indicating long quotations (i.e. quotations that span multiple lines). It should contain only block-level elements within it, and not just plain text.

Example

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>

   <head>
      <title>HTML blockquote Tag</title>
   </head>

   <body>
      <blockquote>Browsers generally render blockquote text as indented text. If your
         quoted text needs to display within a non-quoted paragraph, you should use the
         HTML q tag. Most browsers surround q text with quotation marks.</blockquote>
      <q>Browsers generally render blockquote text as indented text. If your quoted text
         needs to display within a non-quoted paragraph, you should use the HTML q tag.
         Most browsers surround q text with quotation marks.</q>
   </body>

</html>

This will produce the following result −

Global Attributes

This tag supports all the global attributes described in HTML Attribute Reference

Specific Attributes

The HTML <blockquote> tag also supports the following additional attributes −

Attribute Value Description
cite html-5 URL URL of the quote, if it is taken from the web.

Event Attributes

This tag supports all the event attributes described in HTML Events Reference

Browser Support

Chrome Firefox IE Opera Safari Android
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
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