HTML Quotations
The Quotation elements in HTML are used to insert quoted texts in a web page, that is, portion of texts different from the normal texts in the web page.
Below are some of the most used quotation elements of HTML
Tag Name | Description |
---|---|
<abbr> | This tag defines an abbreviation or an acronym, like "Mr.", "Dr.", "ASAP", "ATM". |
<address> | This tag defines The contact information can be an email address |
<bdo> | This tag is used to override the current text direction: |
<blockquote> | This tag defines quoted from another source. |
<cite> | This tag defines the title of a creative work (e.g. a book, a poem, a song etc.). |
<q> | This tag defines a short quotation. |
HTML <abbr> tag
The <abbr> element is used to define a text in a concise or concise form. The title attribute can be used to show the full version of the abbreviation / abbreviation
Example :-
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Stack Overlode</title>
</head>
<body>
<p>This is <abbr title="Stack Overlode">Stack Overlode</abbr></p>
</body>
</html>
HTML <address> tag
This element, we can define an address in a webpage and the text put inside the address tag will be emphasized.
Example :-
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Stack Overlode Address</title>
</head>
<body>
<address>
<p>Address:<br>India Darsenda,
<br>Uttar Pradesh 210206</p>
</address>
</body>
</html>
HTML <bdo> tag
This element is used to define a bidirectional override which means that the text written from right to left or left to right.
Example :-
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Stack Overlode</title>
</head>
<body>
<!--Normal text-->
<p>The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog<br></p>
<!--Inside <bdo> tag-->
<p><bdo dir="rtl">The quick brown fox jumps
over the lazy dog</bdo></p>
</body>
</html>
HTML <blockquote> And <q> tag
The quotation you want to include in your text should be inserted inside <q> tags. They surround an inline quote in HTML quotation marks automatically for long quotations use the <blockquote> element.
Example :-
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
</head>
<body>
<q>This example quotation</q> - Stack HTML quotation element
</body>
</html>
HTML <cite> tag
This tag defines the title of a creative work (e.g. a book, a poem, a song etc.).
Example :-
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
</head>
<body>
<p><cite>The quick brown fox jumps </cite> over the lazy dog </p>
</body>
</html>