Introduction to <blockquote>

The <blockquote>HTML element is used to represent a section of text that is a long quotation. Typically, this element is visually displayed with indentation (refer to Notes for customization options). You can provide the URL of the quotation's source with the cite attribute, and a text citation of the source can be included using the <cite>element.

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<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
<title>title of <bdo> tag</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="styles.css">
</head>
<body>
<div class="container">

    <div class="blockquote-container">
        <blockquote class="elegant-blockquote">
            "Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts."
            <footer><cite>— Winston Churchill</cite></footer>
        </blockquote>
    </div>

    <div class="header">
        <h1>Enhanced Text Direction Display</h1>
    </div>

    <div class="text-section rtl-text">
        This text is attractively displayed from right-to-left.
    </div>

    <div class="text-section ltr-text">
        This text is attractively displayed from left-to-right.
    </div>

</div>
</body>
</html>
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body {
    font-family: 'Georgia', serif;
    background-color: #e0e7ff;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    height: 100vh;
    margin: 0;
}

.blockquote-container {
    max-width: 700px;
    padding: 30px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    background-color: #ffffff;
    border-radius: 12px;
    border: 1px solid #d1d5db;
    box-shadow: 0 8px 30px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05);
}

.elegant-blockquote {
    position: relative;
    font-size: 1.4em;
    color: #4b5563;
    line-height: 1.8;
    margin: 0;
    padding: 20px 40px;
    text-align: justify;
    background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffffff 0%, #f3f4f6 100%);
    border-radius: 10px;
    border-left: 8px solid #6366f1;
    quotes: "“" "”" "‘" "’";
}

.elegant-blockquote:before {
    content: open-quote;
    font-size: 3em;
    color: #6366f1;
    position: absolute;
    left: 20px;
    top: -10px;
    line-height: 0;
}

.elegant-blockquote footer {
    margin-top: 15px;
    font-size: 0.85em;
    color: #6b7280;
    text-align: right;
}

.elegant-blockquote footer cite {
    font-style: italic;
}

.elegant-blockquote footer cite:before {
    content: '— ';
}

Global Attributes

AttributesDescription
accesskeySpecifies a shortcut key to activate or focus an element.
autocapitalizeControls whether and how text input is automatically capitalized.
classSpecifies one or more class names for the element, allowing CSS styling and JavaScript manipulation.
contenteditableSpecifies whether the content of an element is editable or not.
contextmenuSpecifies a context menu for the element.
dirDefines the text direction. Possible values are "ltr" (left-to-right), "rtl" (right-to-left), and "auto".
draggableSpecifies whether an element is draggable. Possible values are "true" or "false".
enterkeyhintSpecifies the action label or icon to be shown for the enter key on virtual keyboards.
hiddenIndicates that the element is not yet, or is no longer, relevant. The browser does not display elements that have the `hidden` attribute set.
idSpecifies a unique identifier for the element.
inputmodeProvides a hint to browsers for which virtual keyboard configuration to use when editing this element or its descendants.
isAllows you to specify the type of custom element.
langSpecifies the language of the element's content.
nonceA cryptographic nonce ("number used once") that can be used by Content Security Policy (CSP) to determine whether or not a given fetch will be allowed to proceed.
partSpecifies the element’s part in the shadow DOM.
slotAssigns a slot in a shadow DOM shadow tree.
spellcheckIndicates whether the element is subject to spell checking.
styleProvides inline CSS styling for the element.
tabindexSpecifies the tab order of the element.
titleAdds extra information about the element, displayed as a tooltip when hovering over the element.
translateSpecifies whether the content of the element should be translated. Possible values are "yes" or "no".
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