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The Quotation elements in HTML are used to insert quoted texts in a web page, that is, portion of texts different from the normal texts in the web page.

Below are some of the most used quotation elements of HTML:

<q> element:
The <q> element is used to set a set of text inside the quotation marks. It has both opening and closing tags.
Example:

<!DOCTYPE html> 
<html> 
<head> 
    <title>Quotations</title> 
</head> 
<body> 
    <h3>GeeksforGeeks</h3> 
    <p>The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog<br></p> 
    <!--Inside quotes-->
    <p><q>The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog</q></p> 
</body> 
</html> 

Output:

<blockquote> element:
The <blockquote> element is also used for quotations in a different way. Instead of putting the text in quotes, it changes the alignment to make it unique from others. It has both opening and closing tags.
Example:

<!DOCTYPE html> 
<html> 
<head> 
    <title>Blockquote</title> 
</head> 
<body> 
    <h3>GeeksforGeeks</h3> 
    <p>The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog<br></p> 
    <!--Inside blockquotes-->
    <p><blockquote>The quick brown fox jumps  
over the lazy dog</blockquote></p> 
</body> 
</html> 

Output:

<address> element:
Using the <abbr> element, we can define an address in a webpage and the text put inside the address tag will be emphasized. It has both opening and closing tags.
Example:

<!DOCTYPE html> 
<html> 
<head> 
    <title>Address</title> 
</head> 
<body> 
    <h3>GeeksforGeeks</h3> 
    <address> 
    <p>Address:<br> 
    710-B, Advant Navis Business Park,<br> 
    Sector-142, Noida Uttar Pradesh – 201305</p> 
    </address> 
</body> 
</html> 

Output:

<abbr> element:
The <abbr> element is used to define a text as an acronym or abbreviations. It has both opening and closing tags. This is useful for browsers and search engines.
Example:

<!DOCTYPE html> 
<html> 
<head> 
    <title>Abbreviations</title> 
</head> 
<body> 
    <h3>GeeksforGeeks</h3> 
    <!--Here the marked text is the acronym-->
    <p>Welcome to <abbr title="GeeksforGeeks">GfG</abbr></p> 
</body> 
</html> 

Output:

<bdo> element:
The <bdo> element is used to define a bidirectional override which means that the text written from right to left or left to right. It has both opening and closing tags. It is used to over-ride the current text direction.It takes an attribute “rtl” to display the text from right to left.
Example:

<!DOCTYPE html> 
<html> 
<head> 
    <title>Bidirectional</title> 
</head> 
<body> 
    <h3>GeeksforGeeks</h3> 
    <!--Normal text-->    
    <p>The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog<br></p> 
    <!--Inside <bdo> tag-->
    <p><bdo dir="rtl">The quick brown fox jumps  
over the lazy dog</bdo></p> 
</body> 
</html> 

Output:

<cite> element:
This element is used define a title of a work and emphasizes a text.
Example:

<!DOCTYPE html> 
<html> 
<head> 
    <title>Cite</title> 
</head> 
<body> 
    <h3>GeeksforGeeks</h3> 
    <!--The title is kept in cite tag-->
    <p>The <cite>GeeksforGeeks</cite> is the best site to<br> 
    to search for articles and practice problems.</p> 
</body> 
</html> 

Output:

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