10. Quotations and Code Snippets

HTML provides specific tags for citing sources and displaying code.

10.1 Blockquotes (<blockquote>)

Used for quoting large sections of text from another source. It is a block-level element.

It is best practice to include the cite attribute, which points to the source URL (though this URL is not visible on the page).

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HTML is the standard markup language for documents designed to be displayed in a web browser. It can be assisted by technologies such as CSS and scripting languages such as JavaScript.

— The definition, according to Wikipedia.

10.2 Inline Quotations (<q>)

Used for shorter, inline quotes, typically within a sentence.

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She whispered, I need to learn HTML right away. and started searching for courses.

10.3 Displaying Code

• <code>: Used to mark up a short fragment of computer code (inline).
• <pre>: Used to wrap a block of preformatted text, preserving spaces and line breaks exactly as typed. Often used in conjunction with <code> for multi-line code blocks.

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