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Daniel Alarcon
8,019 PointsWhy is the cite attribute only meant for URLs, o?
Is there a 'source' attribute, so one can tell where the quote came from, such as book, or page number ?
2 Answers
Ben Attenborough
Front End Web Development Techdegree Graduate 32,769 PointsAccording to https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/cite
"The HTML <cite> Element (or HTML Citation Element) represents a reference to a creative work. It must include the title of a work or a URL reference, which may be in an abbreviated form according to the conventions used for the addition of citation metadata.
Usage Notes:
- A creative work may include a book, a paper, an essay, a poem, a score, a song, a script, a film, a TV show, a game, a sculpture, a painting, a theater production, a play, an opera, a musical, an exhibition, a legal case report, a computer program, , a web site, a web page, a blog post or comment, a forum post or comment, a tweet, a written or oral statement, etc.
- Use the cite attribute on a <blockquote> or <q> element to reference an online resource for a source."
Kai Fabricius
4,520 PointsYes, you can do it like this:
<blockquote>
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
<cite>Somebody famous</cite>
</blockquote>