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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
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.
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:
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 ...
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.
Reduced quote – For quotes, this template, a variant of the {}, results in a floating quote with the article text wrapping around it, like an image. It is intended for relatively short quotes of 50 or 100 words. Align quote box to the right: {{Rquote |1=right |2=text of quotation |3=person quoted |4=cited source}} Align quote box to the left:
Template parameters. 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 ...
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 ...