<blockquote>

The <blockquote> element represents a quoted section.

Point

• Content inside a blockquote element must be quoted from another source. If it has address, a cite attribute should present.

HTML Attributes

• cite = valid URL potentially surrounded by spaces
  Specifies the address in the quotation source. [Example B]

See also global attributes.

Examples

Example A

[try it]

<blockquote>
  <p>The quote is input here. </p>
</blockquote>

Example B

With the cite attribute [try it]:

<blockquote cite="http://www.quote.com/sample.html">
  <p>The quote is input here. </p>
</blockquote>

HTML Reference

The HTML5 specification defines the <blockquote> element in 4.5.4 The blockquote element.