<cite>: The Citation element

Try it

<figure>
  <blockquote>
    <p>
      It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen.
    </p>
  </blockquote>
  <figcaption>
    First sentence in
    <cite
      ><a href="http://www.george-orwell.org/1984/0.html"
        >Nineteen Eighty-Four</a
      ></cite
    >
    by George Orwell (Part 1, Chapter 1).
  </figcaption>
</figure>

cite {
  /* Add your styles here */
}

Attributes

This element only includes the global attributes.

Usage notes

In the context of the <cite> element, a creative work could be, for example, one of the following:

• A book
• A research paper
• An essay
• A poem
• A musical score
• A song
• A play or film script
• A film
• A television show
• A game
• A sculpture
• A painting
• A theatrical production
• A play
• An opera
• A musical
• An exhibition
• A legal case report
• A computer program
• A website
• A web page
• A blog post or comment
• A forum post or comment
• A tweet
• A Facebook post
• A written or oral statement
• And so forth.

To include a reference to the source of quoted material which is contained within a <blockquote> or <q> element, use the cite attribute on the element.

Typically, browsers style the contents of a <cite> element in italics by default. To avoid this, apply the CSS font-style property to the <cite> element.

Examples

<p>More information can be found in <cite>[ISO-0000]</cite>.</p>

Result

Technical summary

Specifications

Browser compatibility

See also

• The element <blockquote> for long quotations.
• The element <q> for inline quotations and the cite attribute.