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<source>

  • Date:
    29/04/2024
  • Modified:
    27/05/2026
  • Category:
    Elements

The <source> element contains the source of a blockquote, figure, figureGroup, frame, section and table. Not to be confused with author.

Notes

  • Place <source> as the last child of its parent element.
  • A figure or table may have at most one <source>. A frame may also have at most one <source>.
  • For tables, <source> is always placed at table level, never inside a <td>.

Children elements

ElementExplanationRequired
<author>

The author(s) of the source.

No
<title>

The title of the source publication.

No

Examples

Source on a figure 

<figure>
  <img src="/img/000000_demonstratie.jpg" alt="" role="informative" type="photo"/>
  <caption>Klimaatdemonstratie, Amsterdam 2024.</caption>
  <source>Foto: Marjan de Boer / ANP</source>
</figure>

Source on a table 

<table>
  <title>Inwoneraantallen Europese steden</title>
  <thead>
    <tr><th>Stad</th><th>Inwoners (2024)</th></tr>
  </thead>
  <tbody>
    <tr><td>Berlijn</td>   <td>3 685 000</td></tr>
    <tr><td>Madrid</td>    <td>3 305 000</td></tr>
    <tr><td>Rome</td>      <td>2 800 000</td></tr>
    <tr><td>Parijs</td>    <td>2 161 000</td></tr>
  </tbody>
  <source>
    <p>Bron: Eurostat, jaarcijfers 2024.</p>
  </source>
</table>

Source on a blockquote 

<blockquote>
  <p>Het volk is meer vertrouwd met slecht ontwerp dan met goed ontwerp.</p>
  <author>Paul Rand</author>
  <source>
    <em fontStyles="italic">A Designer's Art</em>, Yale University Press, 1985.
  </source>
</blockquote>
  • Date:
    29/04/2024
  • Modified:
    27/05/2026
  • Category: