Must blockquotes contain paragraphs or must paragraphs contain blockquotes?

Question

In HTML5, is it correct to put blockquotes inside paragraphs or is the opposite the right way? I mean, logic tells that a blockquote may be citing

Answer 1

blockquote is the block-level replacement for q elements.

If you want to quote multiple paragraphs so that it looks like a block, use blockquote and put ps inside them.

See MDN on blockquotes

The HTML

Element (or HTML Block Quotation Element) indicates that the enclosed text is an extended quotation.

The example has a

inside a

.

on the other hand says:

The HTML Quote Element () indicates that the enclosed text is a short inline quotation. This element is intended for short quotations that don’t require paragraph breaks; for long quotations use

element.

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Bottom line: the correct usage is:

  
Paragraph 1.
  
Paragraph 2.


  Paragraph 3 with a short quotation.