HTML Tag <BLOCKQUOTE>
HTML Tag <BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE> Provides left and right indention of affected text and is useful for quoting a direct source within a document. Use for indention is deprecated. Use <BLOCKQUOTE> to signify only a block quotation.
Attribute of <BLOCKQUOTE> Tag
CITE
Specifies a reference URL for the quotation.
<BLOCKQUOTE
CITE="http://www.cs-tutorial.com/
login.html">
Welcome to CS Tutorial
</BLOCKQUOTE>
Possible Values
URL
CLASS
Indicates which style class applies to the <BLOCKQUOTE> element.
<BLOCKQUOTE CLASS="casual">
Twas the night before Christmas--
</BLOCKQUOTE>
Possible Values
Class Name that you define.
ID
Assigns a unique ID selector to an instance of the <BLOCKQUOTE> tag. When you then assign a style to that ID selector, it affects only that one instance of the <BLOCKQUOTE> tag.
On July 12, John wrote a profound
sentence in his diary:
<BLOCKQUOTE ID="quote">I woke up this
morning at nine and it was raining.
</BLOCKQUOTE>
Possible Values
ID Name that you define.
STYLE
Specifies Style Sheet commands that apply to the contents within the <BLOCKQUOTE> tags.
<BLOCKQUOTE STYLE="background: red">
Possible Values
CSS property with value.
TITLE
Specifies text assigned to the tag. You might use this attribute for context-sensitive help within the document. Browsers may use this to show tool tips over the quoted text.
<BLOCKQUOTE TITLE="Quotation">
Possible Values
Any text value.