Q

Short Quotation End Tag: Required Support Key: 2 \| 3 \| 3.2 \| 4 \| *IE4**\| M \| N \| O	What is it? Attributes Tag Example	Parent/Content Model Tips & Tricks Browser Peculiarities
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What is it?: This is a nestable, in-line character level element introduced to denote short quotations. Its use is recommended for quotations not requiring line breaks. The contents of the Q element should not include the quotation marks, as they should be added by the browser when displayed. This allows the dynamic use of quotation marks appropriate to the language or encoding system in use by the reader (quotation mark symbols vary between different language systems.) Minimal support for this element is to surround content in some form of quotes (such as plain ASCII double quotes.)

Common Attributes
%Core%: 2 | 3 | 3.2 | 4 | IE4 | M | N | O
%Events%: 2 | 3 | 3.2 | 4 | IE4 | M | N | O
%Language%: 2 | 3 | 3.2 | 4 | IE4 | M | N | O
Specific Attributes
Cite
2 | 3 | 3.2 | 4 | IE | M | N | O: Required? No; Description:
Indicates the source URL of the quotation. No rendering directions are given in the specifications for exposing the functionality of this attribute to a reader.; Values:
Either relative or absolute URLs

Tips & Tricks

If you wish to quote a long passage or something that requires paragraph breaks, the BLOCKQUOTE element is recommended instead of Q.
No suggestion is made in the specification of how or if the CITE attribute should be used by the reader.

Browser Peculiarities

DTD Note: Internet Explorer 4.0 supports this element, but only via its recognition. Common attributes will be applied to content, but nothing is done with the CITE attribute by the browser unless scripting is used to take action on its value.

Short Quotation