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<q></q>

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<q> Description:

The <q></q> tag defines short quotations.

<q> Web Browser Support:

<q> Attributes:

<q> End Tag:

</q> REQUIRED

<q> Contents:

Text. The following tags are valid within the <q> 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, strong, sub, sup, textarea, tt, u, var

<q> Valid Context:

The <q> 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

<q> Usage:

  • short quotation with citation
    <q cite="http://www.quotableheinlein.com/html/home.html">All cats are black after midnight</q>

<q> Special Notes:

  • While most browsers don't render the q tag differently, it can be used with style sheets for display, or with external XML-like tools to record your use of quotations.

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