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The HTMLQuoteElement interface provides special properties and methods (beyond the regular HTMLElement interface it also has available to it by inheritance) for manipulating quoting elements, like <blockquote> and <q>, but not the <cite> element.
EventTarget Node Element HTMLElement HTMLQuoteElementInherits properties from its parent, HTMLElement.
HTMLQuoteElement.citeA string reflecting the cite HTML attribute, containing a URL for the source of the quotation.
No specific method; inherits methods from its parent, HTMLElement.
| HTML # htmlquoteelement |
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