HTMLQuoteElement: cite property

Baseline Widely available

This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since ⁨July 2015⁩.

The cite property of the HTMLQuoteElement interface indicates the URL for the source of the quotation. It reflects the <q> element's cite attribute.

Value

A string representing a URL.

Example

js
const quote = document.querySelector("q");
console.log(`Original source: ${quote.cite}`); // the current value
quote.cite = "https://example.com/quotes"; // updates the value

Specifications

Specification
HTML
# dom-quote-cite

Browser compatibility

See also