<lq>

A long quotation is a quotation that contains one or more paragraphs. The title and source of the document that is being quoted can be specified.

Rendering expectations

The contents of the <lq> element is typically rendered as an indented block.

Content model

(Text | <audio> | <dl> | <div> | <imagemap> | <example> | <fig> | <image> | <lines> | <note> | <hazardstatement> | <object> | <ol> | <p> | <pre> | <simpletable> | <sl> | <table> | <ul> | <video> | <cite> | <include> | <keyword> | <ph> | <strong> | <em> | <b> | <i> | <line-through> | <overline> | <sup> | <sub> | <tt> | <u> | <q> | <term> | <text> | <tm> | <xref> | <data> | <sort-as> | <foreign> | <draft-comment> | <fn> | <indexterm> | <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 contains a quotation. The <cite> attribute specifies the title of the document that is quoted.

<p>This is the first line of the address that Abraham Lincoln delivered
on November 19, 1863 for the dedication of the cemetery at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.</p>
<lq>Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent 
a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men
are created equal. <cite>Gettysburg address</cite>
</lq>