HTML <cite> Tag

  2. HTML Tags
  3. <cite>

Description

The <cite> HTML element represents the name of the creative work (books, articles, poems, scripts, films, songs, operas, games, etc.). This may be the work referenced in a quote, or just a work mentioned in passing. <cite> is usually combined with quotes, in particular, with the <blockquote> element and indicates the name of the work from which the quote is taken. Note that <cite> is not suitable for reference to the source, there is a cite attribute for this. Browsers usually highlight text inside <cite> in italics.

Properties

Permitted Parents
Any element that accepts phrasing content
Content
Inline and text
Start/End Tags
Start tag: required, End tag: required

Example

My favourite website is <cite>CSS Portal</cite>.

Attributes

None

Global Attributes

The <cite> tag also supports the Global Attributes in HTML5

Event Attributes

The <cite> tag also supports the Event Attributes in HTML5

Browser Support

The following table will show you the current browser support for the HTML <cite> tag.

Desktop
Edge Chrome Firefox Opera Safari
1211154
Tablets / Mobile
Chrome Firefox Opera Safari Samsung Webview
184143.214.4

Last updated by CSSPortal on: 30th September 2023

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