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cite attribute

Browser support:
Sets the location of the source document.
There isn't any functionality implemented for this attribute in commonly used browsers, it contains information for authors only.
JavaScript page for this attribute: cite. You can find other example(s) there.

Possible values:

String that sets the URL of the source document.
Default: this attribute has no default value.

Example HTML code 1:

This example illustrates the use of the cite attribute:
Some text before the quotation.
<q cite="http://www.quotationspage.com/quotes/Benjamin_Franklin/">
    All would live long, but none would be old.
</q>
Some text after the quotation.
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