HTML Quotation and Citation Elements

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HTML Quotation and Citation Elements

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Quotation

Here is a quote from WWF's website:

For 50 years, WWF has been protecting the future of nature.
The world's leading conservation organization,
WWF works in 100 countries and is supported by
1.2 million members in the United States and
close to 5 million globally.

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HTML <q> for Short Quotations

The HTML <q> element defines a short quotation.

Browsers usually insert quotation marks around the <q> element.

Example

WWF's goal is to: <q>Build a future where people live in harmony with
nature.</q>

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HTML <blockquote> for Quotations

The HTML <blockquote> element defines a section that
is quoted from another source.

Browsers usually indent <blockquote> elements.

Example

Here is a quote from WWF's website:
<blockquote cite="http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/index.html">
For 50 years, WWF has been protecting the future of nature.
The world's
leading conservation organization,
WWF works in 100 countries and is
supported by
1.2 million members in the United States and
close to 5
million globally.
</blockquote>

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HTML <abbr> for Abbreviations

The HTML <abbr> element defines an abbreviation
or an acronym.

Marking abbreviations can give useful information to browsers, translation
systems and search-engines.

Example

The <abbr title="World Health Organization">WHO</abbr> was founded in
1948.

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HTML <address> for Contact Information

The HTML <address> element defines contact information
(author/owner) of a document or an article.

The <address> element is usually displayed in italic. Most browsers
will add a line break before and after the element.

Example

<address>
Written by John Doe. 
Visit us at: 
Example.com 
Box 564, Disneyland 
USA
</address>

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HTML <cite> for Work Title

The HTML <cite> element defines the title of a
work.

Browsers usually display <cite> elements in italic.

Example

<cite>The Scream</cite> by Edvard Munch. Painted in 1893.

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HTML <bdo> for Bi-Directional Override

The HTML <bdo> element defines bi-directional
override.

The <bdo> element is used to override the current text direction:

Example

<bdo dir="rtl">This text will be written from right to left</bdo>

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