cite (HTML element)
| Depr. | Empty | Version |
|---|---|---|
| No | No | HTML 2 |
| IE5.5+ | FF1+ | Saf1.3+ | Op9.2+ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full | Full | Full | Full |
Example
Selected works of Kurt Vonnegut are marked up in the example below:
<p>Kurt Vonnegut, author of such classics as <cite>Slaughterhouse
5</cite>, <cite>Player Piano</cite>, and <cite>The Sirens of
Titan</cite>, will be sorely missed by the literary world.</p>
- Type
- inline element
- Contains
- inline elements only
- Contained by
- block-level elements, inline elements
Description
The
cite element has a very simple purpose: to identify the
contained text as a reference to another source, be that a book, a play, a
periodical publication, or even another web page or site. If you’re
referencing a web page, you may also wish to create a link to the
reference using the a
element.
Most browsers will render
cite content in italics, but this style can be
overridden using CSS. The example shown above would appear in a browser as
depicted in Figure 1.
cite element in action
Use This For …
This element is used to affect text content that comprises bibliographic references and references to web pages.
Compatibility
| IE | 5.5 | Full |
|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | Full | |
| 7.0 | Full | |
| Firefox | 1.0 | Full |
| 1.5 | Full | |
| 2.0 | Full | |
| Safari | 1.3 | Full |
| 2.0 | Full | |
| 3.0 | Full | |
| Opera | 9.2 | Full |
| 9.5 | Full |
The
cite element has good browser support. All the major
browsers render the affected content in italic
type.
User-contributed notes
There are no comments yet.
Add a note
To post a note on this topic, please log in with your SitePoint username and password. If you don't have an account yet, you can create a new account for free.
