<cite> Description:
The <cite></cite> tag indicates a citation or reference to another source.
<cite> Web Browser Support:
- Netscape 2, 3, 4, 6, 7
- Mozilla 1
- Firefox 1
- Internet Explorer 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
- Opera 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
- Safari 1
- WebTV / MSNTV
- AvantGo Palm OS
- AvantGo Windows CE
- HTML 3.2, 4.0
- XHTML 1.0
Text Module
<cite> Attributes:
- class (optional)
- dir (optional)
- id (optional)
- lang (optional)
- onclick (optional)
- ondblclick (optional)
- onkeydown (optional)
- onkeypress (optional)
- onkeyup (optional)
- onmousedown (optional)
- onmouseover (optional)
- onmouseout (optional)
- onmouseup (optional)
- style (optional)
- title (optional)
<cite> End Tag:
</cite> REQUIRED<cite> Contents:
Usually HTML text. The following tags are valid within the <cite> tag:
a, abbr, acronym, applet, b, basefont, bdo, big, br, button, cite, code, dfn, em, font, i, iframe, img, input, kbd, label, map, object, q, s, samp, script, select, small, span, strike, sub, sup, textarea, tt, u, var
<cite> Valid Context:
The <cite> tag is valid within the following tags:
a, abbr, acronym, address, applet, b, bdo, big, blockquote, body, button, caption, center, cite, code, dd, del, dfn, div, dt, em, fieldset, font, form, h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6, i, iframe, ins, kbd, label, legend, li, noframes, noscript, object, p, pre, q, s, samp, small, span, strike, strong, sub, sup, td, th, tt, u, var
<cite> Usage:
- standard citation
One of my favorite books is <cite>Through the Looking Glass</cite> by Lewis Carroll.
- citation with title
One of my favorite books is <cite title="Author: Lewis Carrol">Through the Looking Glass</cite> by Lewis Carroll.
<cite> Special Notes:
- Most browsers display citations in italics.
