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<header><h1>&lt;q&gt;: The Inline Quotation element</h1></header><div class="section-content"><p>The <code>&lt;q&gt;</code> <a href="../index">HTML</a> 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 <a href="blockquote"><code>&lt;blockquote&gt;</code></a> element.</p></div>
<h2 id="try_it">Try it</h2>
<div class="section-content"><iframe class="interactive is-tabbed-shorter-height" height="200" src="https://interactive-examples.mdn.mozilla.net/pages/tabbed/q.html" title="MDN Web Docs Interactive Example" loading="lazy"></iframe></div>
<h2 id="attributes">Attributes</h2>
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<p>This element includes the <a href="../global_attributes">global attributes</a>.</p> <dl> <dt id="cite"><a href="#cite"><code>cite</code></a></dt> <dd> <p>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.</p> </dd> </dl>
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<h2 id="examples">Examples</h2>
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<p class="example-header"><span class="language-name">html</span></p>
<pre data-signature="UkatQ5f27iIWgcn2yBGnEQxYtrquDq930IQGbAfaG+k=" data-language="html"><span class="token tag"><span class="token tag"><span class="token punctuation">&lt;</span>p</span><span class="token punctuation">&gt;</span></span>
  According to Mozilla's website,
  <span class="token tag"><span class="token tag"><span class="token punctuation">&lt;</span>q</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://www.mozilla.org/en-US/about/history/details/<span class="token punctuation">"</span></span><span class="token punctuation">&gt;</span></span>
    Firefox 1.0 was released in 2004 and became a big success.
  <span class="token tag"><span class="token tag"><span class="token punctuation">&lt;/</span>q</span><span class="token punctuation">&gt;</span></span>
<span class="token tag"><span class="token tag"><span class="token punctuation">&lt;/</span>p</span><span class="token punctuation">&gt;</span></span>
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<h3 id="result">Result</h3>
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<iframe class="sample-code-frame" title="Examples" id="frame_example" src="https://live.mdnplay.dev/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/q/runner.html?id=example" 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>, <a href="../content_categories#phrasing_content">phrasing content</a>, palpable content. </td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Permitted content</th> <td>
<a href="../content_categories#phrasing_content">Phrasing 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#phrasing_content">phrasing 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/generic_role">generic</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/text-level-semantics.html#the-q-element">HTML Standard <br><small># the-q-element</small></a></td></tr></tbody>
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<h2 id="browser_compatibility">Browser compatibility</h2>
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<th></th>
<th colspan="6">Desktop</th>
<th colspan="6">Mobile</th>
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<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>
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<th><code>q</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">3</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">2</td>
<td class="bc-supports-yes">1.0</td>
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<h2 id="see_also">See also</h2>
<div class="section-content"><ul> <li>The <a href="blockquote"><code>&lt;blockquote&gt;</code></a> element for long quotations.</li> <li>The <a href="cite"><code>&lt;cite&gt;</code></a> element for source citations.</li> </ul></div><div class="_attribution">
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    <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/q" class="_attribution-link">https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/q</a>
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