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The <blockquote> element is used to contain sections that are quoted from another source. If attribution is used then place it outside the blockquote.
Attributes for <blockquote>
Type | Attribute List |
'Standard' Attributes | "cite" |
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- Use semantic markup elements like <em>, <strong>, <cite>, <blockquote>, <q>, <quote>, <sub>, and <sup> when appropriate. Use <em> and <strong> to indicate structural emphasis, use <blockquote> for long quotations which may require paragraph breaks, use <q> for short inline quotations, and use <sub> and <sup> for subscripts and superscripts. Visit https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG20-TECHS/H49 for more information.
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