: The CITE Element
Last updated: 2026-09-12
<cite>The CITE Element
Marks the title of a work (book, article, film, song); rendered in italics by default.
| Category | Text Content |
|---|---|
| Content Model | Phrasing content |
| Allowed Parents | Any element that accepts phrasing content |
| Content Tag | Yes — requires closing </cite> tag |
| Status | Standard |
📝 Syntax
<cite>title of work</cite>▶ Example
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🌐 Browser Support
| Browser |  Chrome |
 Edge |
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 Safari |
 Opera |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <cite> | ✓ v1 | ✓ v12 | ✓ v1 | ✓ v1 | ✓ v1 |
| Supported in all major browsers | |||||
Tip： <cite> is for the title of a work, not for citing a source—use <q> or <blockquote> for that.
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