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text 1 quote: The text to quote. Example Cry "Havoc" and let slip the dogs of war. Content: required: author: author 2 cite sign: The writer of the source. Example William Shakespeare: Content: suggested: title: title 3: The work being quoted from. Example Julius Caesar: Content: suggested: source: source 4: A source for the quote. Example act ...
[[Category:Inline quotation templates]] to the <includeonly> section at the bottom of that page. Otherwise, add <noinclude>[[Category:Inline quotation templates]]</noinclude> to the end of the template code, making sure it starts on the same line as the code's last character.
This is a documentation subpage for Template:Quotation templates. It may contain usage information, categories and other content that is not part of the original template page. Intended for transclusion at the end of the documentation for each of the main Quotation templates , e.g. as part of a "See also" section such as:
Templates relating to quotations. For quotations in articles, either <blockquote>...</blockquote> or the {{ Quote }} template should suffice. Templates that add quotation marks, especially decorative ones such as {{ Cquote }} , are reserved for pull quotes (i.e. should be avoided in articles).
To change this template's initial visibility, the |state= parameter may be used: {{Quotation templates | state = collapsed}} will show the template collapsed, i.e. hidden apart from its title bar. {{Quotation templates | state = expanded}} will show the template expanded, i.e. fully visible.
For a citation to appear in a footnote, it needs to be enclosed in "ref" tags. You can add these by typing <ref> at the front of the citation and </ref> at the end. . Alternatively you may notice above the edit box there is a row of "markup" formatting buttons which include a <ref></ref> button to the right—if you highlight your whole citation and then click this markup button, it will ...
The Manual of Style guidelines for block quotations recommend formatting block quotations using the {} template or the HTML <blockquote> element, for which that template provides a wrapper. Quotes work best when used with short sentences, and at the start or end of a section, as a hint of or to help emphasize the section's content.
Put a quote, and its source, inside a box, with flexible control over bordering, background color, alignment, and other features Template parameters This template prefers block formatting of parameters. Parameter Description Type Status CSS class class Optional CSS class to modify or override the default class ''quotebox''. Care should be used when using this parameter. Consider using other ...