HTML <blockquote> tag

HTML <blockquote> tag is used to define a block of text which is quoted from another source. The Browser usually displays the content within <blockquote> tag as indented text.

If you want to insert a long quote then use <blockquote> and for short or inline quote use <q> tag.

Syntax:

<blockquote> quoted text......</blockquote>

Following are some specifications about the <blockquote> tag

Display	Block
Start tag/End tag	Both start and End tag
Usage	Semantic/textual

Example:

<!DOCTYPE html>  
<html>  
<head>  
    <title>Blockquote tag</title>  
</head>  
<body>  
    <h2>Example of blockquote tag</h2>  
    <p>A Great Motivational Quote :</p>  
   <blockquote cite="https://www.brainyquote.com/authors/erin_cummings">  
    <p>  
     At the end of the day, you are solely responsible for your success and your failure. And the sooner you realize that, you accept that, and integrate that into your work ethic, you will start being successful. As long as you blame others for the reason you aren't where you want to be, you will always be a failure.  
     </p>  
   </blockquote>  
<cite>Erin Cummings</cite>  
</body>  
</html>

Output:

Styling <blockquote> tag

<!DOCTYPE html>  
<html>  
<head>  
    <title>Blockquote tag</title>  
   <style>  
    blockquote{  
        text-align: justify;  
        background-color: #F7EAE9;  
                           border-radius: 4px;  
                           margin-right: 25px;}  
    cite{  
      margin-left: 15px;}  
   </style>  
</head>  
<body>  
    <h2>Example of blockquote tag</h2>  
    <p>A Great Motivational Quote:</p>  
   <blockquote cite="https://www.brainyquote.com/authors/erin_cummings">  
    <p>  
     At the end of the day, you are solely responsible for your success and your failure. And the sooner you realize that, you accept that, and integrate that into your work ethic, you will start being successful. As long as you blame others for the reason you aren't where you want to be, you will always be a failure.  
     </p>  
   </blockquote>  
<cite>-Erin Cummings</cite>  
</body>  
</html>

Output: