Concept

The <blockquote> tag in HTML is used to quote a block of text from an external source.

It is often used to highlight quotations or content excerpted from another source.

Tag <blockquote> has some important attributes as follows:

• cite: Used to specify the source of a quotation. It can be a URL or a path to a related document.

How to use

<blockquote>
    <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Sed vel risus eget nunc tincidunt rutrum. Sed fringilla eros id massa efficitur, eget pharetra ligula tincidunt.</p>
    <cite>John Doe</cite>
</blockquote>

Result

In the example above, the quoted text is placed within the <p> tag, and the author of the quote is placed within the <cite> tag.