<q>: The Inline Quotation element
The <q>
HTML element indicates that the enclosed text is a short inline quotation. Most modern browsers implement this by surrounding the text in quotation marks. This element is intended for short quotations that don't require paragraph breaks; for long quotations use the <blockquote>
element.
Content categories | Flow content, phrasing content, palpable content. |
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Permitted content | Phrasing content. |
Tag omission | None, both the starting and ending tag are mandatory. |
Permitted parents | Any element that accepts phrasing content. |
Implicit ARIA role | No corresponding role |
Permitted ARIA roles | Any |
DOM interface | HTMLQuoteElement |
Note: Most modern browsers will automatically add quotation marks around text inside a <q>
element. A style rule may be needed to add quotation marks in older browsers.
Attributes
This element includes the global attributes.
cite
-
The value of this attribute is a URL that designates a source document or message for the information quoted. This attribute is intended to point to information explaining the context or the reference for the quote.
Example
<p>According to Mozilla's website,
<q
cite="https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/about/history/details/">Firefox 1.0
was released in 2004 and became a big success.</q></p>
Specifications
Specification |
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HTML Standard # the-q-element |
Browser compatibility
BCD tables only load in the browser
See also
- The
<blockquote>
element for long quotations. - The
<cite>
element for source citations.