HTML 4.0 Logo Reader Icon OEB 1.0 Logo PPC Logo <blockquote>Block Quote

This tag generates a 1-em margin above the text it encloses, increases the left and right margins on that block of text by one standard paragraph indent (see the "Default Page and Font Sizes" section), and generates a 1-em margin below the enclosed text. Note that 1 em is smaller than a line-space, because it excludes any external leading.

For more information regarding margin widths for block elements, see Layout Elements.

Attributes

class, id, lang, style, title (ignored)

Sample

Block Quote Sample diagram

Sample Code

<p>This is text within paragraph tags. Note that it is indented on the first line, but not on following lines.</p>
<blockquote>
This is blockquoted text. Non equidem insector delendave carmina Livi esse reor, memini quae plagosum mihi parvo Orbilium dictare; sed emendata videri pulchraque et exactis minimum distantia miror.
</blockquote>
<p>This is further paragraph text. It is marked up as the continuation of text would be after a blockquote was inserted.</p>
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