HTML Quotation and Citation Elements

Quotation

Here is a quote from WWF's website:

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.

HTML Short Quotations

The HTML <q> element defines a short quotation.
Browsers usually insert quotation marks around the <q> element.

Example

WWF's goal is to: <q>Build a future where people live in harmony with nature.</q>

HTML Long Quotations

The HTML <blockquote> element defines a quoted section.
Browsers usually indent <blockquote> elements.

Example

Here is a quote from WWF's website:
<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>

HTML <blockquote> for Quotations

The HTML <blockquote> element defines a section that is quoted from another source.

Browsers usually indent <blockquote> elements.

Example

<!DOCTYPE html>

<html>

<body>

Browsers usually indent blockquote elements.

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>

</body>

</html>

Results

Browsers usually indent blockquote elements.

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

HTML <abbr> for Abbreviations

The HTML <abbr> element defines an abbreviation or an acronym.

Marking abbreviations can give useful information to browsers, translation systems and search-engines.

Example

<!DOCTYPE html>

<html>

<body>

The <abbr title="World Health Organization">WHO</abbr> was founded in 1948.

Marking up abbreviations can give useful information to browsers, translation systems and search-engines.

</body>

</html>

Results

The WHO was founded in 1948.
Marking up abbreviations can give useful information to browsers, translation systems and search-engines.

HTML <address> for Contact Information

The HTML <address> element defines contact information (author/owner) of a document or an article.

The <address> element is usually displayed in italic. Most browsers will add a line break before and after the element.

Example

<!DOCTYPE html>

<html>

<body>

The HTML address element defines contact information (author/owner) of a document or article.

Written by John.

Visit us at:

Example.com

Box 564, iland

USA

</address>

</body>

</html>

Results

The HTML address element defines contact information (author/owner) of a document or article.

Written by John.
Visit us at:
Example.com
Box 564, iland
USA

HTML <bdo> for Bi-Directional Override

The HTML <bdo> element defines bi-directional override.

The <bdo> element is used to override the current text direction:

Example

<!DOCTYPE html>

<html>

<body>

If your browser supports bi-directional override (bdo), the next line will be written from right to left (rtl):

<bdo dir="rtl">This line will be written from right to left</bdo>

</body>

</html>

Results

If your browser supports bi-directional override (bdo), the next line will be written from right to left (rtl):
This line will be written from right to left

HTML Quotations, Citations, and Definition 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
<q>	Defines an inline (short) quotation
<cite>	Defines the title of a work
<dfn>	Defines a definition termd

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