HTML Quotation and Citation Elements

In this chapter we will go through the <blockquote>, <q>, <abbr>, <address>, <cite>, and <bdo> HTML elements.

Here is a quote from WWF's website: For 60 years, WWF has worked to help people and nature thrive. As the world's leading conservation organization, WWF works in nearly 100 countries. At every level, we collaborate with people around the world to develop and deliver innovative solutions that protect communities, wildlife, and the places in which they live.

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

<blockquote> elements.

</blockquote>

<q> tag defines a short quotation. Browsers normally insert quotation marks around the quotation.

<abbr> tag defines an abbreviation or an acronym, like "HTML", "CSS", "Mr.", "Dr.", "ASAP", "ATM".

1948.</p>

<address>

The contact information can be an email address, URL, physical address, phone number, social media handle, etc.

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

<address> Written by John Doe.<br> Visit us at:<br>

Example.com<br>

</address>

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

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

<cite> element usually renders in italic.

<bdo> tag is used to override the current text direction:

<bdo dir="rtl">This text will be written from right to left</bdo>

<abbr>

<address>

<bdo>