The HTMLQuoteElement interface provides special properties and methods (beyond the regular HTMLElement interface it also has available to it by inheritance) for manipulating quoting elements, like <blockquote> and <q>, but not the <cite> element.
HTMLQuoteElement
Instance properties
Inherits properties from its parent, HTMLElement.
-
HTMLQuoteElement.cite -
A string reflecting the
citeHTML attribute, containing a URL for the source of the quotation.
Instance methods
No specific method; inherits methods from its parent, HTMLElement.
Specifications
| Specification |
|---|
| HTML Standard # htmlquoteelement |
Browser compatibility
| Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari | WebView Android | Chrome Android | Firefox for Android | Opera Android | Safari on IOS | Samsung Internet | |
HTMLQuoteElement |
1 | 12 | 1 | 6 | ≤12.1 | 3 | ≤37 | 18 | 4 | ≤12.1 | 1 | 1.0 |
cite |
1 | 12 | 1 | 6 | ≤12.1 | 3 | ≤37 | 18 | 4 | ≤12.1 | 1 | 1.0 |
See also
- The HTML elements implementing this interface:
<blockquote>and<q>, but not<cite>.
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/HTMLQuoteElement