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HTML HTML Basics Structuring Your Content Grouping Content with <main> and <div>

Posted by B Goree
B Goree
878 Points

I added a cite attribute to the <blockquote> tag but nothing changed on the page

When I add a cite attribute with a URL value to the opening <blockquote> tag like this:

 <blockquote cite="https://www.facebook.com/zuck/posts/10101319050523971">
     "Virtual reality was once the dream of science fiction. But the internet was also once a 
     dream, and so were computers and smartphones. The future is coming." - Mark 
     Zuckerberg
 </blockquote>

On the webpage it doesn't show anything clickable that would take me to the URL in the cite attribute.

Is this how it's supposed to be or am I missing something?

1 Answer

Justin Mallone
Justin Mallone
762 Points
Justin Mallone
Justin Mallone
762 Points

Had the same question and saw yours. Googled it. Apparently you're not missing anything :)

https://www.w3schools.com/tags/att_blockquote_cite.asp

"The cite attribute does not render as anything special in any of the major browsers, but it can be used by search engines to get more information about the quotation."

Jason Anders
Jason Anders
Treehouse Moderator 145,858 Points
Jason Anders
Jason Anders
Treehouse Moderator 145,858 Points

Moderator Note: Moved response from Comment section to Answer section.

B Goree
B Goree
878 Points

ahh I see. Thank you so much George