HTML Blockquote Tag Cite Attribute Code

The HTML Blockquote Tag <blockquote> Cite Attribute is used to classify the URL of the resource from where we are quoting text or information in the HTML Blockquote Tag.

HTML Blockquote tag is a closed tag and needs closing HTML Blockquote Tag </blockquote>.

Note: Browsers usually tend to indent the elements and text within the Blockquote HTML Tag.

HTML Blockquote Tag Cite Attribute Syntax

<blockquote cite=”URL”>
Some text from other resource
</blockquote>

HTML Blockquote Tag Cite Attribute Example

<h1> Computer </h1>
<p>
Below is the quote from 
Wikipedia Website on Computer
</p>
<blockquote cite="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer">
A computer is a general purpose device 
that can be programmed to carry out 
a finite set of arithmetic or logical operations. 
Since a sequence of operations can be 
readily changed, the computer can solve 
more than one kind of problem.
</blockquote>

The above HTML Blockquote Tag Cite Attribute example renders the text (taken from Wikipedia Website) in an indented form as we have wrapped the content in HTML 5 Blockquote Tag.

Also, note the usage of the Blockquote HTML Tag’s Cite Attribute.

HTML Blockquote Tag Cite Attribute Values

HTML Blockquote Tag Cite Attribute Supporting Browsers