Web Standards Solutions: The Markup and Style Handbook (Pioneering Series)

Let's briefly review why we think using Method C is the better choice over the other two for marking up a long quotation.

Method A:

• Can't be easily styled separately to distinguish itself from the rest of the page.

• Doesn't provide any meaning or structure to the quotation.

Method B:

• Adding the unique class makes for easy styling, but is unnecessary when <blockquote> is available.

• We're locked into marking up future quotations using this method if we'd like consistent styles throughout the page and/or entire site.

Method C:

• It's the element that was designed by the W3C for this purpose, providing meaning and structure to the content.

• Easy-to-style quotations uniquely using CSS rules on the <blockquote> element.

• In the absence of CSS, the default rendering of <blockquote> will be a sufficient cue for visual and nonvisual browsers.

It's now time to kick the tires on our <blockquote>, and find some creative ways to add style.