<blockquote>


HTML <blockquote> Tag

Instance

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head> 
<meta charset="utf-8"> 
<title>php中文网(php.cn)</title> 
</head>
<body>

<h1>About WWF</h1>
<p>Here is a quote from WWF's website:</p>

<blockquote cite="http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/">
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>

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Browser support

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All major browsers support< blockquote> tag.

Tag definition and usage instructions

<blockquote> The tag definition is a block quote taken from another source.

Browsers usually indent the <blockquote> element.

Tips and Notes

Tips: If the tag is a short quotation that does not require paragraph separation, use <q>.

Differences between HTML 4.01 and HTML5

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

In HTML5, the <blockquote> tag defines a block quote taken from another source.

Differences between HTML and XHTML

Note: To validate the page as XHTML, the <blockquote> , for example:

<blockquote>
<p>Here is a long quotation here is a long quotation.
Value

Description

citeURL<blockquote> tag supports global attributes of HTML. Event attributes
Specifies the source of the citation.
Global attributes
<blockquote> tag supports HTML event attributes.
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