The HTML <q> cite attribute specifies the source of a short inline quotation. It contains a URL pointing to the original document or reference, though it is not displayed to users. It helps in citing the source of a quote.
Syntax
<q cite="URL">Attribute Values
It contains a single value URL which is used to specify the URL of the quotation. The possible value of the URL is:
- Absolute URL: It is used to point out other websites (like cite ="http://www.w3schools.com/")
- Relative URL: It is used to point out the page within the website. (like cite="geeks.htm").
Example: In this example we creates a webpage with centered text, displaying a heading "GeeksForGeeks", a subheading about the <q> cite attribute, and a paragraph quoting "GeeksforGeeks" with a citation link.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>HTML q cite Attribute</title>
</head>
<body style="text-align:center;">
<h1>GeeksForGeeks</h1>
<h2>
HTML <q>cite Attribute
</h2>
<p>
<q cite="https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/">
GeeksforGeeks
</q>
A computer science portal for geeks
</p>
</body>
</html>
Output:
Supported Browsers:
The browser supported by <q> cite Attribute are listed below: