Citation Characters

Citation and reference markup for attributing sources.

Basic Citation

As mentioned in The Elements of Typographic Style by Robert Bringhurst, typography is the craft of endowing human language with a durable visual form.

HTML
<p>
            As mentioned in
            <cite>The Elements of Typographic Style</cite>
            by Robert Bringhurst, typography is the craft of endowing human
            language with a durable visual form.
        </p>

Citation with Blockquote

"Design is not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works."

Steve Jobs, in an interview with The New York Times, 2003
HTML
<blockquote
            style="
                border-left: 4px solid var(--color_text_primary);
                padding: 20px 24px;
                margin: 0;
                background: var(--color_fill_secondary);
            "
        >
            <p
                style="
                    margin: 0 0 12px;
                    font-size: 18px;
                    font-style: italic;
                    line-height: 1.6;
                "
            >
                "Design is not just what it looks like and feels like. Design
                is how it works."
            </p>
            <footer style="font-size: 14px; opacity: 0.8">
                — <cite>Steve Jobs</cite>, in an interview with The New York
                Times, 2003
            </footer>
        </blockquote>

Academic Citation Formats

APA Style

Bringhurst, R. (2004). The elements of typographic style (3rd ed.). Hartley & Marks.

MLA Style

Bringhurst, Robert. The Elements of Typographic Style . 3rd ed., Hartley & Marks, 2004.

Chicago Style

Bringhurst, Robert. The Elements of Typographic Style . 3rd ed. Point Roberts, WA: Hartley & Marks, 2004.

HTML
<div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 20px">
            <!-- APA Style -->
            <div
                style="
                    padding: 16px;
                    background: var(--color_fill_secondary);
                    border-radius: 2px;
                "
            >
                <span
                    style="
                        font-size: 12px;
                        opacity: 0.6;
                        text-transform: uppercase;
                    "
                >
                    APA Style
                </span>
                <p style="margin: 8px 0 0; font-size: 14px">
                    Bringhurst, R. (2004).
                    <cite style="font-style: italic">
                        The elements of typographic style
                    </cite>
                    (3rd ed.). Hartley & Marks.
                </p>
            </div>
            <!-- MLA Style -->
            <div
                style="
                    padding: 16px;
                    background: var(--color_fill_secondary);
                    border-radius: 2px;
                "
            >
                <span
                    style="
                        font-size: 12px;
                        opacity: 0.6;
                        text-transform: uppercase;
                    "
                >
                    MLA Style
                </span>
                <p style="margin: 8px 0 0; font-size: 14px">
                    Bringhurst, Robert.
                    <cite style="font-style: italic">
                        The Elements of Typographic Style
                    </cite>
                    . 3rd ed., Hartley & Marks, 2004.
                </p>
            </div>
            <!-- Chicago Style -->
            <div
                style="
                    padding: 16px;
                    background: var(--color_fill_secondary);
                    border-radius: 2px;
                "
            >
                <span
                    style="
                        font-size: 12px;
                        opacity: 0.6;
                        text-transform: uppercase;
                    "
                >
                    Chicago Style
                </span>
                <p style="margin: 8px 0 0; font-size: 14px">
                    Bringhurst, Robert.
                    <cite style="font-style: italic">
                        The Elements of Typographic Style
                    </cite>
                    . 3rd ed. Point Roberts, WA: Hartley & Marks, 2004.
                </p>
            </div>
        </div>

Inline Citations

Typography has been described as "the craft of endowing human language with a durable visual form" [1] . This definition emphasizes the relationship between language and visual representation. Recent studies have shown that good typography can improve reading comprehension by up to 20% [2] .

References:

[1] Bringhurst, R. (2004). The Elements of Typographic Style

[2] Smith, J. (2020). Typography and Reading Comprehension Study

HTML
<p style="line-height: 1.8">
            Typography has been described as "the craft of endowing human
            language with a durable visual form"
            <cite
                style="
                    font-size: 13px;
                    vertical-align: super;
                    color: var(--ss-color-link);
                "
            >
                [1]
            </cite>
            . This definition emphasizes the relationship between language and
            visual representation. Recent studies have shown that good
            typography can improve reading comprehension by up to 20%
            <cite
                style="
                    font-size: 13px;
                    vertical-align: super;
                    color: var(--ss-color-link);
                "
            >
                [2]
            </cite>
            .
        </p>
        <div
            style="
                margin-top: 16px;
                padding-top: 16px;
                border-top: 1px solid var(--color_line_secondary);
                font-size: 13px;
            "
        >
            <p style="margin: 0 0 4px"><strong>References:</strong></p>
            <p style="margin: 0; opacity: 0.8">
                [1] Bringhurst, R. (2004). The Elements of Typographic Style
            </p>
            <p style="margin: 0; opacity: 0.8">
                [2] Smith, J. (2020). Typography and Reading Comprehension
                Study
            </p>
        </div>