BLOCKQUOTE tag

The HTML blockquote tags are used to define the HTML blockquote element. The HTML blockquote element begins with the HTML

tag and ends with the HTML

tag. The HTML blockquote element is used to format a block of text as a long quote which is indented more than the surrounding text on the left and the right.
HTML Blockquote Element Attributes

HTML "blockquote" element attributes include:

* cite="uri" - Specifies the URI of the source of the quote.
* class - The class attribute is used in conjunction with style sheets to associate an element with a class. The class attribute can set a class for specific element types or it can be independent of element types and work for all elements. The class attribute will provide the settings for specific style formatting. CSS properties are shown at the CSS Properties page.
* ID - The ID attribute is used to apply style settings to specific individual HTML elements.
* style - The style attribute is used to apply style settings for the specific element the style attribute is included with. An example is"

- This sets the style or color of the text. This statement starts a paragraph with color, green:

. The STYLE attribute is common to most HTML elements (See the CSS Properties page).
* title - Used to give specific elements a title which may appear as a tooltip in some browsers when the mouse is held at or near the element.

HTML Blockquote Element Contents

The HTML blockquote element may contain other block elements such as headers, paragraphs, preformat blocks and tables. HTML block elements are listed at the HTML Block Elements. The HTML "blockquote" element may also contain the "script" element.
HTML Blockquote Element Inside

The HTML blockquote element can be contained inside the elements "applet", "blockquote", "body", "button", "center", "del", "dd", "div", "fieldset", "form", "iframe", "ins", "li", "map", "noframes", "noscript", "object", "td", and "th". The HTML "blockquote" element should not be contained inside a paragraph element.
HTML Blockquote Element Use Example

This is the HTML code:

The preamble of the Constitution says:

We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.

This is how it looks:

The preamble of the Constitution says:

We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.