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Cite Tag In HTML

In this article, we will discuss the cite tag in HTML.

Purpose

Semantically, the cite tag defines the title of the work (from a UI perspective, the cite tag italicizes the text). Work could be: -

a book
a movie
a product

For example, ‘2 states’ is the work from ‘Chetan Bhagat’.

Syntax

<cite>Title of the work</cite>

Example

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">

<head>
	<meta charset="utf-8" />
	<title></title>
</head>

<body>
	<p><cite>2 States</cite> by Chetan Bhagat</p>
</body>

</html>

Try It

Output

Browser Support

Internet Explorer	Firefox	Chrome	Safari	Opera	Edge
Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

Posted By -	Karan Gupta

Posted On -	Sunday, December 18, 2016

Updated On -	Tuesday, January 1, 2019

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