HTML and CSS Reference
In-Depth Information
Figure 4-19 shows the quotation from Listing 4-31, complete with automatic punctuation.
Figure 4-19.
The browser generates the quotation marks before and after the
q
element
Required Attributes
The
q
element doesn't have any required attributes.
Optional Attributes
cite
: The URL of the quotation's original source.
dfn
The
dfn
element denotes the defining instance of a term, especially one that may reoccur throughout the
rest of the document. If the term is defined in context, the
dfn
element alone is enough to indicate that a
new word has been introduced. If the term's meaning isn't made clear by the adjacent text, you should
include a brief definition in a
title
attribute. Browsers usually display a
dfn
in an italicized font to set it off
from the surrounding text.
Listing 4-32 shows an example of a
dfn
element that includes a short definition in its title attribute.
Listing 4-32.
A
dfn
element with a definition in its
title
attribute
<p>For added coverage, protection, and identity obfuscation, select
from our wide variety of
<dfn title="A head covering combining a hood
and a collar or mantle">cowl</dfn>
designs. We have cowls with ears,
horns, wings, spikes, lightning bolts, or even plain; whatever your
motif, we can hide your face in style.</p>
Required Attributes
There are no required attributes for the
dfn
element.
Optional Attributes
The
dfn
element doesn't have any optional attributes.
abbr
The
abbr
element indicates an abbreviation—a shortened form of a lengthy term. For example,
etc.
is an
abbreviation of
et cetera
(the Latin phrase meaning “and so forth”), and
Inc.
is an abbreviation of
Incorporated
. Abbreviations can also be formed from the initial letters of a multiword phrase such as
ATM
