CSS quotes Property
Example
q {
quotes: '"' '"' "'" "'";
}
q::before {
content: open-quote;
}
q::after {
content: close-quote;
}
.example::before {
content: open-quote;
}
.example::after {
content: close-quote;
}Meaning
The quotes property defines the style of quotation marks to be used with embedded quotations.
Be careful with the implicit application or not of quotes for <q> elements.
| Default value: | none |
| Inherited: | Yes |
| Animatable: | No |
| Version: | CSS2 |
| JavaScript syntax: | |
Standard Syntax
quotes: none|auto|string1...stringN|initial|inherit|revert|revert-layer|unset;Browser Support
The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the property.
Status
Property Values
The following table describes the values of this property.
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| none | The open-quote and close-quote values of the content property produce no quotation marks. |
| auto | Appropriate quote marks will be used for whatever language value is set on the selected elements (i.e. via the lang attribute). |
| string | One or more pairs of string values for open-quote and close-quote. The first pair represents the outer level of quotation, the second pair is for the first nested level, next pair for third level and so on. |
| initial | Sets this property to its default value. |
| inherit | If specified, the associated element takes the computed value of its parent element animation-delay property. |
| revert | Reverts the cascaded value of the property from its current value to the value the property |
| revert-layer | Rollback styles to the ones specified in previous cascade layers. |
| unset | Resets a property to its inherited value if the property naturally inherits from its parent, and to its initial value if not. |
Default CSS Property Values
selectors {
quotes: none;
}