Credits

The <cite> element defines the title of works. Browsers usually display <cite> elements in italic.

HTML file: Displayed by browser:
<p>The book, <i>Judge Me Not Without a Trial</i> was first published in 1973.</p>

<p>This webpage called <em>Marusya's School Notes</em> was originally uploaded in 1993.</p>

<p>The movie, <cite>The Dominant Gene</cite> came out in 2012.</p>

The book, Judge Me Not Without a Trial, was first published in 1973.

This webpage called Marusya's School Notes was originally uploaded in 1993.

The movie, The Dominant Gene, came out in 2012.

Browsers display the same "results" with <cite>, <em> or <i>. This is probably all about semantics, but authors should try to understand which tag to use. The <cite> tag should have been used on all three samples shown above, because they are the titles of creative works.

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