<q>

The HTML <q> element indicates that the enclosed text is a short inline quotation. This element is intended for short quotations that don't require paragraph breaks; for long quotations use the <blockquote> element.

Content categories	Flow content, phrasing content, palpable content.
Permitted content	Phrasing content.
Tag omission	None, both the starting and ending tag are mandatory.
Permitted parents	Any element that accepts phrasing content.
Permitted ARIA roles	Any
DOM interface	HTMLQuoteElement

Attributes

This element includes the global attributes.

cite

The value of this attribute is a URL that designates a source document or message for the information quoted. This attribute is intended to point to information explaining the context or the reference for the quote.

Example

HTML Content

<p>According to Mozilla's website,
  <q
  cite="https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/about/history/details/">Firefox 1.0
  was released in 2004 and became a big success.</q></p>

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
WHATWG HTML Living Standard The definition of '<q>' in that specification.	Living Standard
HTML5 The definition of '<q>' in that specification.	Recommendation
HTML 4.01 Specification The definition of '<q>' in that specification.	Recommendation	Initial definition

Browser compatibility

See also

• The <blockquote> element for long quotations.
• The <cite> element for source citations.