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
Baseline Widely available
This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since July 2015.
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 | Opera | Safari | Chrome Android | Firefox for Android | Opera Android | Safari on IOS | Samsung Internet | WebView Android | ||
HTMLQuoteElement |
1 | 12 | 1 | ≤12.1 | 3 | 18 | 4 | ≤12.1 | 1 | 1.0 | ≤37 | |
cite |
1 | 12 | 1 | ≤12.1 | 3 | 18 | 4 | ≤12.1 | 1 | 1.0 | ≤37 | |
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