When learning how to add a blockquote to your Website or blog, a few simple snippets of HTML code can start you on your way.
Watch the video tutorial below from The New Boston for a brief overview of how to add your blockquote to a Web document:
To add blockquotes simply:
- Cut and paste the block of text you wish to use to your HTML document
- Add the HTML tags <blockquote> and </blockquote> to the beginning and end of your block of text
- To further set apart the text add the tags <em> and </em> inside the blockquote tags to italicize your text block
Your blockquote should look like this in it's HTML form:
<blockquote><em>Here is my happy blockquote created especially for this demonstration. I hope you like it!</em></blockquote>
Blockquotes add variety to the text of your website and are a more permanent and visual way to incorporate information from an external source onto your page than a simple hyperlink.
Important Tip: As a best practice include information on the source of your blockquote with a link to it's location on the Web if possible. ALWAYS use citations when quoting someone else's words.
