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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).
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.
This template's initial visibility currently defaults to autocollapse, meaning that if there is another collapsible item on the page (a navbox, sidebar, or table with the collapsible attribute), it is hidden apart from its title bar; if not, it is fully visible. To change this template's initial visibility, the |state= parameter may be used:
This is a documentation subpage for Template:Quote inline. It may contain usage information, categories and other content that is not part of the original template page.
To quote a multi-paragraph excerpt or other block content instead of an inline entry, use {{talk quote block}} (a.k.a. {} or the shortcut {}) (for "talk quote, option 2"). To format examples, especially when using quotation marks or italics could be confusing and an inline typeface change is needed, use {} or one of its subtemplates (used ...
Template:Ref info, which can aid evaluating what kind of citation style was used to write the article; Based on Citoid: Cite templates in Visual Editor; User:Salix alba/Citoid a client for the mw:citoid server which generates Citation Style 1 templates from urls. Hosted on tools.wmflabs.org: Wikipedia:refToolbar 2.0, used in the Source Editor ...
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 ...
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 ...