HTML <blockquote> Tag
Example
<blockquote cite="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_change">Climate change includes both global warming driven by human-induced emissions of greenhouse gases and the resulting large-scale shifts in weather patterns.</blockquote>Meaning
The <blockquote> element indicates that the enclosed text is an extended quotation.
Version: HTML 2, 3.2, 4, 4.01, 5
Standard Syntax
<blockquote cite="SourceURL">quote </blockquote>Browser Support
Status
Attributes
| Attribute | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| cite | URL | The value of this attribute should be a URL for the document in which the information cited can be found. |
Global Attributes
<blockquote> element also supports the Global Attributes in HTML.
Event Attributes
<blockquote> element also supports the Event Attributes in HTML.
By Default CSS Value(s)
Most of the browsers will display the <blockquote> element with the following by default value(s)
blockquote {
display: block;
margin-top: 16px;
margin-bottom: 16px;
margin-left: 40px;
margin-right: 40px;
}