<cite>

HTML `<cite>` (Citation) Tag

Example

<p>This example is taken from <cite> Wikipedia</cite>.</p>

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Meaning

The <cite> element indicates a citation from a book or other published source and usually is rendered in italics by a browser.

The W3C specification says that a reference to a creative work, as included within a <cite> element, may include the name of the work's author.

However, the WHATWG specification for <cite> says the opposite: that a person's name must never be included, under any circumstances.

To include a reference to the source of quoted material which is contained within a <blockquote> or <q> element, use the cite attribute on the element.

Typically, browsers style the contents of a <cite> element in italics by default.

Version: HTML 2, 3.2, 4, 4.01, 5

Standard Syntax

<cite>Citation</cite>

Global Attributes

<cite> element also supports the Global Attributes in HTML.

Event Attributes

<cite> element also supports the Event Attributes in HTML.

By Default CSS Value(s)

Most of the browsers will display the element with the following by default value(s)

cite {
  font-style: italic;
}