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HTML: The Markup Language (an HTML language reference)

citecited title of a work CHANGED # T

The cite element represents the cited title of a work; for example, the title of a book mentioned within the main text flow of a document.

Permitted contents #

Permitted attributes #

global attributes
Any attributes permitted globally.

Tag omission #

A cite element must have both a start tag and an end tag.

Permitted parent elements #

any element that can contain phrasing elements

Changes in HTML5 #

Although previous versions of HTML implied that the cite element can be used to mark up the name of a person, that usage is no longer considered conforming. The cite element now solely represents the cited title of a work; for example, the title of a book, paper, essay, poem, score, song, script, film, TV show, game, sculpture, painting, theater production, play, opera, musical, exhibition, legal case report, or other such work.

DOM interface #

Uses HTMLElement.

Typical default display properties #

cite {
font-style: italic; }