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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.
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.
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 ...
Inline quote. This is a quotation that is relatively short and placed inline of the current paragraph. Block quote. This is reserved for longer quotations, including poetry; the text often has an inset and sometimes distinct background styling or typography styling. These are the templates we have currently (see also Category:Quotation templates):
Templates that add quotation marks, especially decorative ones such as {}, are reserved for pull quotes (i.e. should be avoided in articles). See also: Block quotation , Blockquote element , WP:MOSQUOTE , and Category:Citation templates
This template should be used for block quotations in Signpost articles, as deemed appropriate by its formatting guide. Takes the following params, and passes them through to {{ Talkquote }} : {{{text}}} , or {{{1}}}
insert description here Template parameters [Edit template data] Parameter Description Type Status Quoted material 1 String required Author 2 String optional Title 3 String optional Publication 4 Use <ref>and {{Cite book}} etc. String optional Alignment align Alignment of the quote box on the page—left center / none. Defaults to none alignment. Suggested values left center right none String ...
This template is intended for quotes. Usually this is not appropriate for encyclopedia articles. The Manual of Style guidelines for block quotations recommend formatting block quotations using the {{Quote}} template or the HTML <blockquote> element. Template parameters This template prefers block formatting of parameters. Parameter Description Type Status Quote quote 1 quotetext text content ...