Flash cards
Review the key moves
What is the main idea behind HTML Quotation and Citation Elements?
Lesson checks
Practice each idea before moving on
Short Mimo-style checks built from this lesson's code, terms, and sequence.
Which statement best captures the main point of this lesson?
Complete the missing token from the example code.
<p>___ is a quote from WWF's website:</p>Put the learning moves in the order that makes the concept easiest to apply.
In this chapter we will go through the <blockquote> , <q> , <abbr> , <address> , <cite> , and <bdo> HTML elements.
Example
Here is a quote from WWF's website:
HTML <blockquote> for Quotations
The HTML <blockquote> element defines a section that is quoted from another source.
Browsers usually indent <blockquote> elements.
Example
<p>Here is a quote from WWF's website:</p>
<blockquote cite="http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/index.html">
For 60 years, WWF has worked to help people and nature thrive. As the world's
leading conservation organization, WWF works in nearly 100 countries. At every
level, we collaborate with people around the world to develop and deliver
innovative solutions that protect communities, wildlife, and the places in
which they live.
</blockquote>Live preview
HTML <q> for Short Quotations
The HTML <q> tag defines a short quotation.
Browsers normally insert quotation marks around the quotation.
Example
<p>WWF's goal is to: <q>Build a future where people live in harmony with
nature.</q></p>Live preview
HTML <abbr> for Abbreviations
The HTML <abbr> tag defines an abbreviation or an acronym, like "HTML", "CSS", "Mr.", "Dr.", "ASAP", "ATM".
Marking abbreviations can give useful information to browsers, translation systems and search-engines.
Tip
Use the global title attribute to show the description for the abbreviation/acronym when you mouse over the element.
Example
<p>The <abbr title="World Health Organization">WHO</abbr> was founded in
1948.</p>Live preview
HTML <address> for Contact Information
The HTML <address> tag defines the contact information for the author/owner of a document or an article.
The contact information can be an email address, URL, physical address, phone number, social media handle, etc.
The text in the <address> element usually renders in italic, and browsers will always add a line break before and after the <address> element.
Example
<address>
Written by John Doe.<br>
Visit us at:<br>
Example.com<br>
Box 564, Disneyland<br>
USA
</address>Live preview
HTML <cite> for Work Title
The HTML <cite> tag defines the title of a creative work (e.g. a book, a poem, a song, a movie, a painting, a sculpture, etc.).
Note
A person's name is not the title of a work.
The text in the <cite> element usually renders in italic .
Example
<p><cite>The Scream</cite> by Edvard Munch. Painted in 1893.</p>Live preview
HTML <bdo> for Bi-Directional Override
BDO stands for Bi-Directional Override.
The HTML <bdo> tag is used to override the current text direction:
Example
<bdo dir="rtl">This text will be written from right to left</bdo>Live preview
HTML Quotation and Citation 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 |
| <cite> | Defines the title of a work |
| <q> | Defines a short inline quotation |
For a complete list of all available HTML tags, visit our HTML Tag Reference .