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<blockquote>

An extended quotation from another source.

Baseline: Widely available · Grouping content

When to use it

Wrap it in a figure with the attribution in figcaption; cite the source URL in the cite attribute.

When not to

Attribution does not belong inside the blockquote — the quote's author didn't say their own name; and never use it just for indentation.

Key attributes

cite
URL of the quoted source

Example

A section is a thematic grouping of content, typically with a heading.

— HTML: The Living Standard
<figure>
  <blockquote cite='https://html.spec.whatwg.org/'>
    <p>A section is a thematic grouping of content, typically with a heading.</p>
  </blockquote>
  <figcaption>— <cite>HTML: The Living Standard</cite></figcaption>
</figure>
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