HTML Tag <CITE>

<CITE> Provides an in-text citation of a proper title such as the title of a book. Most browsers display the text inside the <CITE> tags in italics.

Attribute of <CITE> Tag

• CLASS
• ID
• STYLE
• TITLE

CLASS

Indicates which style class applies to the <CITE> element.

This came from <CITE CLASS="casual"> Emerson's Walden Pond</CITE>

Possible Values

Class Name.

ID

Assigns a unique ID selector to an instance of the <CITE> tag. When you then assign a style to that ID selector, it affects only that one instance of the <CITE> tag.

I read about this in <CITE ID="dkm"> World Weekly News</CITE>

Possible Values

ID Name.

STYLE

Specifies Style Sheet commands that apply to the contents within the <CITE> tags.

<CITE STYLE="background: red">

Possible Values

CSS Properties 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 cited text.

<CITE TITLE="Citation">FDA Vegetable Pamphlet</CITE>

Possible Values

Any Text Message.