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<header><h1><blockquote>: The Block Quotation element</h1></header><div class="section-content"><p>The <code><blockquote></code> <a href="../index">HTML</a> element indicates that the enclosed text is an extended quotation. Usually, this is rendered visually by indentation (see <a href="#usage_notes">Notes</a> for how to change it). A URL for the source of the quotation may be given using the <code>cite</code> attribute, while a text representation of the source can be given using the <a href="cite"><code><cite></code></a> element.</p></div>
<h2 id="try_it">Try it</h2>
<div class="section-content"><iframe class="interactive is-tabbed-standard-height" height="200" src="https://interactive-examples.mdn.mozilla.net/pages/tabbed/blockquote.html" title="MDN Web Docs Interactive Example" loading="lazy"></iframe></div>
<h2 id="attributes">Attributes</h2>
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<p>This element's attributes include the <a href="../global_attributes">global attributes</a>.</p> <dl> <dt id="cite"><a href="#cite"><code>cite</code></a></dt> <dd> <p>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.</p> </dd> </dl>
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<h2 id="usage_notes">Usage notes</h2>
<div class="section-content">
<p>To change the indentation applied to the quoted text, use the <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Glossary/CSS">CSS</a> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/margin-left"><code>margin-left</code></a> and/or <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/margin-right"><code>margin-right</code></a> properties, or the <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/margin"><code>margin</code></a> shorthand property.</p> <p>To include shorter quotes inline rather than in a separate block, use the <a href="q"><code><q></code></a> (Quotation) element.</p>
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<h2 id="examples">Examples</h2>
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<p>This example demonstrates the use of the <code><blockquote></code> element to quote a passage from <a href="https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc1149" target="_blank">RFC 1149</a>, <em>A Standard for the Transmission of IP Datagrams on Avian Carriers</em>.</p> <div class="code-example">
<p class="example-header"><span class="language-name">html</span></p>
<pre data-signature="3scoGfNdHTCKFbINp0K+K1Bn0Bybi4uSbcB1pzqmeeA=" data-language="html"><span class="token tag"><span class="token tag"><span class="token punctuation"><</span>blockquote</span> <span class="token attr-name">cite</span><span class="token attr-value"><span class="token punctuation attr-equals">=</span><span class="token punctuation">"</span>https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc1149<span class="token punctuation">"</span></span><span class="token punctuation">></span></span>
<span class="token tag"><span class="token tag"><span class="token punctuation"><</span>p</span><span class="token punctuation">></span></span>
Avian carriers can provide high delay, low throughput, and low altitude
service. The connection topology is limited to a single point-to-point path
for each carrier, used with standard carriers, but many carriers can be used
without significant interference with each other, outside early spring. This
is because of the 3D ether space available to the carriers, in contrast to
the 1D ether used by IEEE802.3. The carriers have an intrinsic collision
avoidance system, which increases availability.
<span class="token tag"><span class="token tag"><span class="token punctuation"></</span>p</span><span class="token punctuation">></span></span>
<span class="token tag"><span class="token tag"><span class="token punctuation"></</span>blockquote</span><span class="token punctuation">></span></span>
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<h3 id="result">Result</h3>
<div class="section-content"><div class="code-example" id="sect1">
<iframe class="sample-code-frame" title="Examples sample" id="frame_examples" width="640" height="180" src="https://live.mdnplay.dev/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/blockquote/runner.html?id=examples" loading="lazy"></iframe>
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<h2 id="technical_summary">Technical summary</h2>
<div class="section-content"><figure class="table-container"><div class="_table"><table class="properties"> <tbody> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="../content_categories">Content categories</a></th> <td>
<a href="../content_categories#flow_content">Flow content</a>, sectioning root, palpable content.</td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Permitted content</th> <td>
<a href="../content_categories#flow_content">Flow content</a>.</td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Tag omission</th> <td>None, both the starting and ending tag are mandatory.</td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Permitted parents</th> <td> Any element that accepts <a href="../content_categories#flow_content">flow content</a>. </td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Implicit ARIA role</th> <td><code><a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Accessibility/ARIA/Roles/structural_roles#structural_roles_with_html_equivalents">blockquote</a></code></td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Permitted ARIA roles</th> <td>Any</td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row">DOM interface</th> <td><a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/HTMLQuoteElement"><code>HTMLQuoteElement</code></a></td> </tr> </tbody> </table></div></figure></div>
<h2 id="specifications">Specifications</h2>
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<thead><tr><th scope="col">Specification</th></tr></thead>
<tbody><tr><td><a href="https://html.spec.whatwg.org/multipage/grouping-content.html#the-blockquote-element">HTML Standard <br><small># the-blockquote-element</small></a></td></tr></tbody>
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<h2 id="browser_compatibility">Browser compatibility</h2>
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<thead>
<tr id="bct-browser-type">
<th></th>
<th colspan="6">Desktop</th>
<th colspan="6">Mobile</th>
</tr>
<tr id="bct-browsers">
<th></th>
<th>Chrome</th>
<th>Edge</th>
<th>Firefox</th>
<th>Internet Explorer</th>
<th>Opera</th>
<th>Safari</th>
<th>WebView Android</th>
<th>Chrome Android</th>
<th>Firefox for Android</th>
<th>Opera Android</th>
<th>Safari on IOS</th>
<th>Samsung Internet</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<th><code>blockquote</code></th>
<td class="bc-supports-yes">1</td>
<td class="bc-supports-yes">12</td>
<td class="bc-supports-yes">1</td>
<td class="bc-supports-yes">Yes</td>
<td class="bc-supports-yes">15</td>
<td class="bc-supports-yes">≤4</td>
<td class="bc-supports-yes">4.4</td>
<td class="bc-supports-yes">18</td>
<td class="bc-supports-yes">4</td>
<td class="bc-supports-yes">14</td>
<td class="bc-supports-yes">≤3.2</td>
<td class="bc-supports-yes">1.0</td>
</tr>
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<th><code>cite</code></th>
<td class="bc-supports-yes">1</td>
<td class="bc-supports-yes">12</td>
<td class="bc-supports-yes">1</td>
<td class="bc-supports-yes">Yes</td>
<td class="bc-supports-yes">15</td>
<td class="bc-supports-yes">≤4</td>
<td class="bc-supports-yes">4.4</td>
<td class="bc-supports-yes">18</td>
<td class="bc-supports-yes">4</td>
<td class="bc-supports-yes">14</td>
<td class="bc-supports-yes">≤3.2</td>
<td class="bc-supports-yes">1.0</td>
</tr>
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<h2 id="see_also">See also</h2>
<div class="section-content"><ul> <li>The <a href="q"><code><q></code></a> element for inline quotations.</li> <li>The <a href="cite"><code><cite></code></a> element for source citations.</li> </ul></div><div class="_attribution">
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