HTML <cite> Tag
<p>As <cite>Will Rogers</cite> said -
<q>Never let yesterday use up too much of today.</q></p>
The <cite>
element represents a reference to a creative work.
The <cite>
element must include the title of the work or the name of the author (person, people or organization) or an URL reference.
Examples of Usage
Examples of where the <cite>
element could be used include a reference to 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 theatre production, a play, an opera, a musical, an exhibition, a web site, a web page, a blog post or comment, a forum post or comment, a tweet, a written or oral statement, etc.
The <cite>
element is often used with the <blockquote>
or <q>
elements but this is not a requirement.
If used with a <blockquote>
element, the <cite>
element can be either nested inside the <blockquote>
element, or it could stand alone.