<q>

A quotation is a small group of words that is taken from a text or speech and repeated by someone other than the original author or speaker.

Processors add appropriate styling, such as locale-specific quotation marks, around the contents of the <q> element and render it inline.

The following attributes are available on this element: universal attributes.

Example

In the following code sample, the <q> element contains a quotation. Note that no quotation marks are included; locale-specific quotation marks will be generated during processing.

<p>
George said, <q>Disengage the power supply before servicing the unit.</q>
</p>