`<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

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>