HTML <q> and <blockquote> Elements.
These two elements define quoted content, <q> being used for short quotes and <blockquote>
for a long quotation that requires paragraph breaks.
When using <q> Firefox, Chrome, Safari and Opera will enclose the content in double quotation marks but Internet Explorer 9 adds single quotes and versions
previous to IE9 dont support this element and do nothing at all.
With the <blockquote> element all the main browsers add white space before and after the element and indent the text.
Example:
This shows how short<q>quoted content</q>is displayed.
This shows a<blockquote> long quotation, a long quotation, a long quotation, a long quotation, a long quotation, a long quotation, a long quotation, a long quotation, a long quotation, a long quotation, a long quotation, a long quotation, a long quotation, a long quotation.</blockquote>.
This shows a<blockquote> long quotation, a long quotation, a long quotation, a long quotation, a long quotation, a long quotation, a long quotation, a long quotation, a long quotation, a long quotation, a long quotation, a long quotation, a long quotation, a long quotation.</blockquote>.
Result:
This shows how short quoted content
is displayed.
This shows a
long quotation, a long quotation, a long quotation, a long quotation, a long quotation, a long quotation, a long quotation, a long quotation, a long quotation, a long quotation, a long quotation, a long quotation, a long quotation, a long quotation.
<q> and <blockquote> Attributes
- CORE AND LANGUAGE ATTRIBUTES - class, id, title, style, dir, lang
- EVENT ATTRIBUTES - onclick, ondblclick, onmousedown, onmouseup, onmouseover, onmouseout, onmousemove, onkeydown, onkeyup, onkeypress
- cite - a URI for a source document or message relating to the origin of the quotation
HTML 4 Element List
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