<blockquote> Syntax
Syntax Diagram for <blockquote>
| Opening Tag |
Content |
Closing
Tag |
|---|
| Open |
Parameter |
= |
Value |
Close |
|---|
| <blockquote |
type |
= |
cite |
> |
text |
</blockquote> |
- cite
- This parameter causes a vertical line (often called a "change bar") to be
drawn to the left of the quoted text.
<blockquote> Description
The <blockquote>. . . </blockquote>
tags define the text that occurs between them to be a block of quoted text,
separated from the surrounding text by blank lines, and indented on both
sides.
<blockquote> Example
This markup:
<![CDATA[
At Gettysburg, Lincoln spoke these immortal
words at the close of the Civil War, that
great conflict the pitted brother against
brother, and father against son:
<blockquote>
Fourscore and seven years ago, our fathers
brought forth on this continent a new nation,
conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the
proposition that all men are created equal.
</blockquote>
]]>
. . .causes the following to be displayed:
At Gettysburg, Lincoln spoke these immortal
words at the close of the Civil War, that
great conflict the pitted brother against
brother, and father against son:
Fourscore and seven years ago, our fathers
brought forth on this continent a new nation,
conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the
proposition that all men are created equal.
This markup:
<![CDATA[
At Gettysburg, Lincoln spoke these immortal
words at the close of the Civil War, that
great conflict the pitted brother against
brother, and father against son:
<blockquote type=cite>
Fourscore and seven years ago, our fathers
brought forth on this continent a new nation,
conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the
proposition that all men are created equal.
</blockquote>
]]>
. . .causes the following to be displayed:
At Gettysburg, Lincoln spoke these immortal
words at the close of the Civil War, that
great conflict the pitted brother against
brother, and father against son:
Fourscore and seven years ago, our fathers
brought forth on this continent a new nation,
conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the
proposition that all men are created equal.
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