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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).
Adds a block quotation. Template parameters [Edit template data] Parameter Description Type Status text 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 ...
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.
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.
"Get thee back into the tempest and the Night's Plutonian shore! Leave no black plume as a token of that lie thy soul hath spoken! Leave my loneliness unbroken!— quit the bust above my door! Take thy beak from out my heart, and take thy form from off my door!" Quoth the Raven, "Nevermore."
Please add this template after a reference to an unquoted source that you think may be inaccurate, like this: {{Request quotation|date=December 2024}}This is used to request a direct quote from the cited source, so that it may be verified that the source can verify the statement or that the editor has interpreted the source correctly.
Quote boxes should generally be avoided as they draw attention to the opinion of one source as though Wikipedia endorses it, which may violate the neutral point of view policy. Avoid stand-alone quote sections; use Wikiquote instead. The {} template can be used in Wikipedia articles to indicate there are relevant quotes at Wikiquote.
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 ...