###### 3.1.1.2.2 cite

The <cite> element is used when you need a bibliographic citation that refers to a book or article. It specifically identifies the title of the resource.

Though citations will often be set apart from surrounding text, such as through italics, rendering of the <cite> element is left up to implementations.

###### Contains

Doctype | Content model
topic (base), map (base), classifyMap, subjectScheme, learningAssessment, learningBookmap, learningContent, learningMap, learningOverview, learningPlan, learningSummary | ( text data or boolean or keyword or ph or b or i or sup or sub or tt or u or q or term or tm or state or data or data-about or foreign or unknown) (any number)
topic (technical content), map (technical content), concept, ditabase, glossary, glossentry, glossgroup, reference, task, bookmap | ( text data or boolean or keyword or apiname or option or parmname or cmdname or msgnum or varname or wintitle or ph or b or i or sup or sub or tt or u or codeph or synph or filepath or msgph or systemoutput or userinput or menucascade or uicontrol or q or term or abbreviated-form or tm or state or data or data-about or foreign or unknown) (any number)
machineryTask | ( text data or boolean or keyword or wintitle or ph or b or i or sup or sub or tt or u or menucascade or uicontrol or q or term or tm or state or data or data-about or foreign or unknown) (any number)

###### Contained by

Doctype | Content model
topic (base) | desc, p, note, lq, q, sli, li, itemgroup, dt, dd, figgroup, pre, lines, ph, stentry, draft-comment, fn, entry, abstract, bodydiv, section, sectiondiv, example, linkinfo, b, u, i, tt, sup, sub, howtoavoid
map (base), classifyMap, subjectScheme, learningMap | desc, p, note, lq, q, sli, li, itemgroup, dt, dd, figgroup, pre, lines, ph, stentry, draft-comment, fn, entry, b, u, i, tt, sup, sub, howtoavoid
topic (technical content), concept | desc, p, note, lq, q, sli, li, itemgroup, dt, dd, figgroup, pre, lines, ph, stentry, draft-comment, fn, entry, abstract, bodydiv, section, sectiondiv, example, linkinfo, b, u, i, tt, sup, sub, howtoavoid, screen, codeph, codeblock, pt, pd, synnote
map (technical content) | desc, p, note, lq, q, sli, li, itemgroup, dt, dd, figgroup, pre, lines, ph, stentry, draft-comment, fn, entry, b, u, i, tt, sup, sub, howtoavoid, screen, codeph, codeblock, pt, pd, synnote
ditabase | desc, p, note, lq, q, sli, li, itemgroup, dt, dd, figgroup, pre, lines, ph, stentry, draft-comment, fn, entry, abstract, bodydiv, section, sectiondiv, example, linkinfo, prereq, context, steps-informal, stepsection, cmd, info, tutorialinfo, stepxmp, choice, choptionhd, chdeschd, choption, chdesc, stepresult, result, postreq, refsyn, proptypehd, propvaluehd, propdeschd, proptype, propvalue, propdesc, glossdef, glossUsage, glossScopeNote, b, u, i, tt, sup, sub, howtoavoid, screen, codeph, codeblock, pt, pd, synnote
glossary, glossentry, glossgroup | desc, p, note, lq, q, sli, li, itemgroup, dt, dd, figgroup, pre, lines, ph, stentry, draft-comment, fn, entry, abstract, bodydiv, section, sectiondiv, example, linkinfo, glossdef, glossUsage, glossScopeNote, b, u, i, tt, sup, sub, howtoavoid, screen, codeph, codeblock, pt, pd, synnote
reference | desc, p, note, lq, q, sli, li, itemgroup, dt, dd, figgroup, pre, lines, ph, stentry, draft-comment, fn, entry, abstract, bodydiv, section, sectiondiv, example, linkinfo, refsyn, proptypehd, propvaluehd, propdeschd, proptype, propvalue, propdesc, b, u, i, tt, sup, sub, howtoavoid, screen, codeph, codeblock, pt, pd, synnote
task (strict), task (general) | desc, p, note, lq, q, sli, li, itemgroup, dt, dd, figgroup, pre, lines, ph, stentry, draft-comment, fn, entry, abstract, bodydiv, section, sectiondiv, example, linkinfo, prereq, context, steps-informal, stepsection, cmd, info, tutorialinfo, stepxmp, choice, choptionhd, chdeschd, choption, chdesc, stepresult, result, postreq, b, u, i, tt, sup, sub, howtoavoid, screen, codeph, codeblock, pt, pd, synnote
bookmap | desc, p, note, lq, q, sli, li, itemgroup, dt, dd, figgroup, pre, lines, ph, stentry, draft-comment, fn, entry, organizationname, b, u, i, tt, sup, sub, howtoavoid, screen, codeph, codeblock, pt, pd, synnote
machineryTask | desc, p, note, lq, q, sli, li, itemgroup, dt, dd, figgroup, pre, lines, ph, stentry, draft-comment, fn, entry, abstract, bodydiv, section, sectiondiv, example, linkinfo, prereq, context, steps-informal, stepsection, cmd, info, tutorialinfo, stepxmp, choice, choptionhd, chdeschd, choption, chdesc, stepresult, result, postreq, reqcond, reqcontp, personnel, perscat, perskill, esttime, supequi, supply, spare, safecond, howtoavoid, b, u, i, tt, sup, sub, screen
learningAssessment, learningOverview, learningSummary | desc, p, note, lq, q, sli, li, itemgroup, dt, dd, figgroup, pre, lines, ph, stentry, draft-comment, fn, entry, abstract, bodydiv, section, sectiondiv, example, linkinfo, lcIntro, lcObjectivesStem, lcObjective, lcAudience, lcTime, lcPrereqs, lcSummary, lcNextSteps, lcReview, lcResources, lcChallenge, lcInstruction, b, u, i, tt, sup, sub, lcQuestionBase, lcInstructornote, lcQuestion, lcOpenAnswer, lcFeedback, lcFeedbackCorrect, lcFeedbackIncorrect, lcAnswerContent, lcItem, lcMatchingItem
learningBookmap | desc, p, note, lq, q, sli, li, itemgroup, dt, dd, figgroup, pre, lines, ph, stentry, draft-comment, fn, entry, organizationname, b, u, i, tt, sup, sub, howtoavoid
learningContent | desc, p, note, lq, q, sli, li, itemgroup, dt, dd, figgroup, pre, lines, ph, stentry, draft-comment, fn, entry, abstract, bodydiv, section, sectiondiv, example, linkinfo, lcIntro, lcObjectivesStem, lcObjective, lcAudience, lcTime, lcPrereqs, lcSummary, lcNextSteps, lcReview, lcResources, lcChallenge, lcInstruction, prereq, context, steps-informal, stepsection, cmd, info, tutorialinfo, stepxmp, choice, choptionhd, chdeschd, choption, chdesc, stepresult, result, postreq, refsyn, proptypehd, propvaluehd, propdeschd, proptype, propvalue, propdesc, b, u, i, tt, sup, sub, lcQuestionBase, lcInstructornote, lcQuestion, lcOpenAnswer, lcFeedback, lcFeedbackCorrect, lcFeedbackIncorrect, lcAnswerContent, lcItem, lcMatchingItem
learningPlan | desc, p, note, lq, q, sli, li, itemgroup, dt, dd, figgroup, pre, lines, ph, stentry, draft-comment, fn, entry, abstract, bodydiv, section, sectiondiv, example, linkinfo, lcIntro, lcObjectivesStem, lcObjective, lcAudience, lcTime, lcPrereqs, lcSummary, lcNextSteps, lcReview, lcResources, lcChallenge, lcInstruction, lcGeneralDescription, lcGoals, lcNeeds, lcValues, lcOrgConstraints, lcEdLevel, lcAge, lcBackground, lcSkills, lcKnowledge, lcMotivation, lcSpecChars, lcWorkEnvDescription, lcPlanResources, lcProcesses, lcTaskItem, lcAttitude, lcPlanObjective, lcJtaItem, lcGapItemDelta, lcLearnStrat, lcAssessment, lcDelivery, b, u, i, tt, sup, sub, lcQuestionBase, lcInstructornote, lcQuestion, lcOpenAnswer, lcFeedback, lcFeedbackCorrect, lcFeedbackIncorrect, lcAnswerContent, lcItem, lcMatchingItem

###### Inheritance

- topic/cite

###### Example

    <p>The online article <cite>Specialization in the Darwin Information Typing
    Architecture</cite> provides a detailed explanation of how to define new
    topic types.</p>

###### Attributes

Name | Description | Data Type | Default Value | Required?
univ-atts attribute group (includes select-atts, id-atts, and localization-atts groups) | A set of related attributes, described in 3.4.1.3 univ-atts attribute group |  |  |
global-atts attribute group (xtrf, xtrc) | A set of related attributes, described in 3.4.1.2 global-atts attribute group |  |  |
class, outputclass, keyref | Class and outputclass are described in 3.4.1.9 Other common DITA attributes |  |  |

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3.1.1.2.5 ddhd

3.1.1.2.6 dl

3.1.1.2.7 dlentry

3.1.1.2.8 dlhead

3.1.1.2.9 dt

3.1.1.2.10 draft-comment

3.1.1.2.11 dthd

3.1.1.2.12 example

3.1.1.2.13 fig

3.1.1.2.14 figgroup

3.1.1.2.15 fn

3.1.1.2.16 image

3.1.1.2.17 keyword

3.1.1.2.18 li

3.1.1.2.19 lines

3.1.1.2.20 longdescref

3.1.1.2.21 longquoteref

3.1.1.2.22 lq

3.1.1.2.23 object

3.1.1.2.24 note

3.1.1.2.25 ol

3.1.1.2.26 p

3.1.1.2.27 param

3.1.1.2.28 ph

3.1.1.2.29 pre

3.1.1.2.30 q

3.1.1.2.31 section

3.1.1.2.32 sectiondiv

3.1.1.2.33 sl

3.1.1.2.34 sli

3.1.1.2.35 term

3.1.1.2.36 text

3.1.1.2.37 tm

3.1.1.2.38 ul

3.1.1.2.39 xref