<q> Quote Tag Syntax
Rules for coding HTML q
elements
<body> ... ... phrasing content expected ... <q cite="URL-of-source">... phrasing content ...</q> ... </body>
Rules for coding HTML q
elements
Make sure you understand the difference between a tag and element and are familiar with the definitions of namespace and other HTML terms.
- Code the q element for an inline quotation where phrasing content is expected.
- Begin the q element with a starting <q> tag. The element name uses lower case letters and should be in the HTML namespace, which it will pick up automatically from the
xmlns
attribute on the <html> tag. - If the source of the quotation is available online, include the optional
cite
attribute with the URL of the source of the quotation. - Include any HTML global attributes on the <q> tag as appropriate.
- Inside the q element, between the starting
<q>
tag and the ending</q>
tag, code the inner HTML phrasing content with the text of the quotation. Do not include any quotation marks, either inside the q element or outside it. - End the q element with a matching
</q>
closing tag.
Content Model
Content of the q element
The content of the q element can include HTML comments, text content and only those HTML tags that can be used in phrasing content.