The quotes property
The quotes
property assigns a certain
type of quotation marks to a piece of text. Quotes
are added automatically to the text inside the
<q>
tag.
Syntax
selector {
quotes: left quote type, right quote type or none or inherit;
}
Values
Value | Description |
---|---|
" |
Double quote, usually used in monospace fonts, to denote the inch symbol, as well as arc seconds. |
' |
Apostrophe. The symbol of arc minutes, in Latin is used to indicate a soft sign. |
« |
Opening double angle (guillemet) quote. |
» |
Closing double angle (guillemet) quote. |
‘ |
Opening single quote. |
’ |
Closing single quote. |
“ |
Opening double quote in English texts or closing double quote in Russian |
” |
Closing double quote in English texts. |
„ |
Opening double quote. Used in Russian. |
none |
Quotes are not added. |
inherit |
Inherits a parent value. |
Example
Let's give our quote double angle quotation marks and a blue font color:
<body>
<p>This is a <q>quoted text</q>.</p>
</body>
p {
font-size: 1.5em;
}
q {
font-style: italic;
color: #467CBC;
quotes: '«' '»';
}
: