<cite>

A citation is the name or the title of a bibliographic resource, for example, a document, online article, or instructional video.

Rendering expectations

The content of the <cite> element is typically rendered in a way that distinguishes it from the surrounding text.

Content model

(Text | <keyword> | <ph> | <strong> | <em> | <b> | <i> | <line-through> | <overline> | <sup> | <sub> | <tt> | <u> | <q> | <term> | <text> | <tm> | <data> | <sort-as> | <draft-comment> | <foreign> | <required-cleanup> )*

Attributes

The following attributes are available on this element: universal attributes and @keyref.

The following attributes are available on this element: universal attributes and the attributes defined below.

@keyref
Specifies a key name that acts as a redirectable reference based on a key definition within a map. See The keyref attribute for information on using this attribute.

Example

This section is non-normative.

The following code sample shows how the <cite> element can be used to mark up the title of an article:

<p>The online article <cite>Specialization in the Darwin Information Typing
Architecture</cite> provides a detailed explanation of how to define new
topic types.</p>