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.
A string representing a URL.
const quote = document.querySelector("q");
console.log(`Original source: ${quote.cite}`); // the current value
quote.cite = "https://example.com/quotes"; // updates the value
| Specification |
|---|
| HTML> # dom-quote-cite> |
| Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Opera | Safari | Chrome Android | Firefox for Android | Opera Android | Safari on IOS | Samsung Internet | WebView Android | WebView on iOS | |
cite |
1 | 12 | 1 | ≤12.1 | 3 | 18 | 4 | ≤12.1 | 1 | 1.0 | 4.4 | 1 |
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/HTMLQuoteElement/cite