The <blockquote> tag

Definition and Usage

The <blockquote> tag defines the start of a long quotation.

The <blockquote> tag is supposed to contain only block-level elements within it, and not just plain text.

To validate the page as strict XHTML, you must add a block-level element around the text within the <blockquote> tag, like this:

<blockquote>
<p>here is a long quotation here is a long quotation</p>
</blockquote>

Note: The blockquote element creates white space on both sides of the text.

Source	Output
Here comes a long quotation: <blockquote> here is a long quotation here is a long quotation here is a long quotation here is a long quotation here is a long quotation here is a long quotation here is a long quotation here is a long quotation here is a long quotation here is a long quotation here is a long quotation </blockquote>	Here comes a long quotation: here is a long quotation here is a long quotation here is a long quotation here is a long quotation here is a long quotation here is a long quotation here is a long quotation here is a long quotation here is a long quotation here is a long quotation here is a long quotation

DTD indicates in which DTD the attribute is allowed. S=Strict, T=Transitional, and F=Frameset.

Attribute	Value	Description	DTD
cite	URL	URL of the quote, if it is taken from the web	STF

id, class, title, style, dir, lang, xml:lang

For a full description, go to Standard Attributes.

onclick, ondblclick, onmousedown, onmouseup, onmouseover, onmousemove, onmouseout, onkeypress, onkeydown, onkeyup

For a full description, go to Event Attributes.