HTML5 <q> Tag

Mark up a short quotation:

<p>WWF's goal is to: 
<q cite="http://www.wwf.org">
build a future where people live in harmony with nature
</q> we hope they succeed.</p>

The output of the code above will be:

Browser Support

The <q> tag is supported in all major browsers

The <q> tag defines a short quotation.

Browsers often insert quotation marks around the quotation.

None.

Tip: Use the cite attribute to define a reference to where the quotation was taken from.

Tip: Use <blockquote> to mark up long quotations.

Attribute	Value	Description
cite	url	Specifies a citation for the quotation

The <q> tag also supports the Global Attributes in HTML5.

The <q> tag also supports the Event Attributes in HTML5.

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