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Quote

A quote repeats someone's words and clearly names where those words came from.

See how it works
You might call it blockquotepull quotetestimonial quote

See how it works

Original worked exampleQuote

Another example

An interview story highlights one sentence, keeps the exact words, and names the speaker below it.

Main parts

  1. 01Trigger or task context
  2. 02Primary control surface
  3. 03Feedback, focus, and dismissal

Use it when

Use it when the source's own words add evidence, a clear voice, or strong feeling.

Do not use it when

Never invent customer quotes or hide their sources. Never make normal ad copy look quoted.

Name used in code

<blockquote><cite>

Before you ship

Before release, check the page structure, keyboard access, visible focus, contrast, and zoom. Also check loading, empty, error, success, cancel, and reduced-motion states.

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Outcome: Use Quote to solve this user need without losing the current context. User context: An interview story highlights one sentence, keeps the exact words, and names the speaker below it. Recommended pattern: Quote. Why it fits: Use it when the source's own words add evidence, a clear voice, or strong feeling. Do not use it when: Never invent customer quotes or hide their sources. Never make normal ad copy look quoted. Product requirements: Define the default, loading, empty, error, success, and recovery states. Keep user input. Give clear feedback after every action. Accessibility and resilience: Use semantic HTML, full keyboard access, and visible focus. Make the layout work when zoomed and support reduced motion. Follow the project’s current rules. Do not add a new UI library unless the project already uses it. Acceptance criteria: The main task works with keyboard only and at 320px width. Focus and status changes are announced. Check loading, failure, retry, cancel, and reduced-motion paths. Evidence and limits (evidence boundary): The standard covers only the listed scope. It does not choose the visual style, product decision, or Vibulary example. Unknowns to confirm: Product wording, data source, analytics events, supported devices and languages, and platform limits.

Check this request

Review the current use of Quote. Definition: A quote repeats someone's words and clearly names where those words came from. Release checks: Before release, check the page structure, keyboard access, visible focus, contrast, and zoom. Also check loading, empty, error, success, cancel, and reduced-motion states. Before changing code, report the evidence you found, gaps, severity, and the smallest safe fix.

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Official standard

A named standard sets the rules described on this page.

The standard covers only the listed scope. It does not choose the visual style, product decision, or Vibulary example.

Scope
HTML quotation semantics
Document status
living standard
Checked on
2026-07-30

Evidence sources & scope

Authority source + Term reference · WHATWG · living standard HTML Living Standard — The blockquote element The blockquote element Scope: Web platform; direct scope: The blockquote element Role here: Direct term reference Source covers: canonical name, definition, semantics, implementation Authority source · WHATWG · living standard HTML Living Standard Scope: Web platform Role here: Authority within stated scope Source covers: canonical name, definition, semantics, implementation

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