<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> )*

Contained by

<abstract> , <b> , <bodydiv> , <data> , <dd> , <ddhd> , <desc> , <div> , <draft-comment> , <dt> , <dthd> , <em> , <entry> , <example> , <fallback> , <figgroup> , <fn> , <howtoavoid> , <i> , <li> , <line-through> , <lines> , <linkinfo> , <lq> , <note> , <overline> , <p> , <ph> , <pre> , <q> , <section> , <shortdesc> , <sli> , <stentry> , <strong> , <sub> , <sup> , <title> , <tt> , <u> , <xref>

Zero or more of the following

Contained by

Inheritance

- topic/cite

The <cite> element is a base element type. It is defined in the topic module.

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>