cite: The Citation element

The cite HTML element is used to mark up the title of a cited creative work. The reference may be in an abbreviated form according to context-appropriate conventions related to citation metadata.

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.

Attributes

No specific attribute

Global attributes

role="[semantic-role]"

accesskey="[key]"

autofocus

class="[classname]"

dir="[auto/ltr/rtl]"

hidden

id="[identifier]"

itemid="[global-identifier]"

itemprop="[property-name]"

itemscope itemtype="[url of the vocabulary]"

lang="[language-code]"

tabindex="[num index]"

title="[Title]"

Example

<blockquote cite="https://www.w3.org/standards/webdesign/accessibility">
  <p>The power of the Web is in its universality. Access by everyone regardless of disability is an essential aspect</p>
  Tim Berners Lee, <cite>W3C about Accessibility</cite>
</blockquote>