<cite> HTML citation element

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

Try it

<figure>
  <blockquote>
    <p>
      It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen.
    </p>
  </blockquote>
  <figcaption>
    First sentence in
    <cite
      ><a href="http://www.george-orwell.org/1984/0.html"
        >Nineteen Eighty-Four</a
      ></cite
    >
    by George Orwell (Part 1, Chapter 1).
  </figcaption>
</figure>
cite {
  /* Add your styles here */
}

Attributes

This element only includes the global attributes.

Usage notes

In the context of the <cite> element, a creative work could be, for example, one of the following:

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. To avoid this, apply the CSS font-style property to the <cite> element.

Examples

html
<p>More information can be found in <cite>[ISO-0000]</cite>.</p>

Result

Technical summary

Content categoriesFlow content, phrasing content, palpable content.
Permitted contentPhrasing content.
Tag omissionNone, both the starting and ending tag are mandatory.
Permitted parentsAny element that accepts phrasing content.
Implicit ARIA roleNo corresponding role
Permitted ARIA rolesAny
DOM interfaceHTMLElement Up to Gecko 1.9.2 (Firefox 4) inclusive, Firefox implements the HTMLSpanElement interface for this element.

Specifications

See also