HTML Quotations

Quotation Tags

HTML provides <blockquote> for block quotations and <q> for inline quotations.

Citing Sources

Use the cite attribute or a <footer> in <blockquote> to reference the source.

<blockquote cite="https://www.example.com">
  This is a block quotation from a source.
  <footer>— Source Name</footer>
</blockquote>
<p>Here is an inline quote: <q>Life is beautiful.</q></p>