HTML Quotations


HTML contains multiple elements that allow you to quote and cite text. These elments are, <blockquote>, <q>, <abbr>, <address>, <cite> and <bdo>.


<blockquote>

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

Browsers usually indent <blockquote> elements.


<q>

The HTML <q> tag defines a short quotation.

Browsers normally insert quotation marks around the quotation.


<abbr>

The HTML <abbr> tag defines an abbreviation or an acrontm, like "HTML", "CSS", "ATM", etc.

It is reccomended that you use the title attribute to show the full name of the abbreviation in a tooltip when you mouse over the text.


<address>

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, phone number, physical address, social media handle, etc.

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


<cite>

The HTML <cite> tag defines the title of a creative work (e.g. a book, a song, a movie, a painting, etc.).

A person's name is not the title of a work.

The text in the <cite> element usually renders in italic.


<bdo>

BDO stands for Bi-Directional Override.

The HTML <bdo> tag is used to override the current text direction.