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and as follows in all other namespaces:
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Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.
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 typical quotes, especially those longer than the rest of the paragraph in which they are quoted,{{Cquote}} (for use outside of article space only) provides a borderless quote with decorative quotation marks, and{{Quote frame}} provides a bordered quote. Both span the page width.
For very short quotes,{{Rquote}} (with decorative quotation marks, for use outside of article space only) or{{Quote box}} (framed) can be used to set the quote off to either the right or left as in a magazinesidebar. This can be effective onessay pages andWikiProject homepages.
Usage
Centered quote – For quotes, this template provides a centered, borderless quote, with scalable decorative quotation marks, and optional attribution of the source of the quote. It can be used with or without the names of the parameters.
Syntax
{{Cquote|quote=text of the quotation|author=person quoted|source=source of the quotation}}
Parameters
Parameter1,quote
text of the quote; use<p>...</p> around second or subsequent paragraphs.
Required
Note: if the quote text contains a= (equals sign), then the template must be called with a named parameter for the content. For example:{{Cquote|quote=quote text=more quoted text}}(seeHelp:Template § Usage hints and workarounds).
author
Name of the person that wrote or spoke the text being quoted. Can include wiki syntax.
source
Source of the quote (publication title, speech, etc.). Can include wiki syntax. Can be used without|author= (e.g. for a scripture, law, or other source without an authorper se)
bgcolor
The color of the background. This parameter is disabled in article space.
float
Defaults to center, but can also be right or left. Usually used with|width=30% or so (otherwise for quotes longer than one line on the rendered page, the float will have no useful effect). This parameter is disabled in article space.
width
for example|width=30%. This parameter is disabled in article space.
qcolor
color of quotemarks, for example|qcolor=#FF0000 for a red color (only for use inWP:Signpost, and personal pages; do not use in articles, guidelines, etc.). This parameter is disabled in article space.
rtl
set to any non-blank value for quotes that should be rendered from right to left (e.g., Arabic). Adds the necessary dir attribute and reverses the quotes. This parameter is disabled in article space.
quotealign
set to center to center align the quote text. This parameter is disabled in article space.
Deprecated:
wide
In older versions of the template, when this was set to "yes", the quote expanded to the entire width of the page, which was useful for long quotes. However, it clashed with other floating objects, such as infoboxes, and the template now auto expands and line wraps as needed (full page, or within a|width= constraint). This parameter is disabled in article space.
Simple example
{{Cquote|quote text}}
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To be, or not to be ...
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Sourced example
{{Cquote|Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving.|author=[[Albert Einstein]]|source=in a letter to his son<ref>[[Walter Isaacson]],''Einstein: His Life and Universe'' (2007), p. 367.</ref>}}
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Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving.
{{Cquote|Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.|source=First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States|float=right|width=30%}}
(source with no author; floated right and width-constrained)
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Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
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— First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States
Note that it will wrap around article text like this.Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.
{{Cquote|Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.|source=First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States|width=50%}}
(same quote, no float, width constraint)
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Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
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— First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States
{{Cquote|Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.|source=First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States}}
(same quote, no float, no width setting – for short quote, would use as much of line as necessary, and for longer quotes, full width of page, wrapping for multiple lines.)
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Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
”
— First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States
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.
This template prefers block formatting of parameters.
Parameter
Description
Type
Status
Quote
quote1quotetexttextcontent
The quote to be visually repeated
Content
required
Author
authorpersonquoted
Name of the person that wrote or spoke the text being quoted
Example
[[Albert Einstein]]
Content
suggested
Source
sourcepublicationtitlequotesource
Source of the quote (publication title, speech, etc.). Can include wiki syntax. Can be used without |author= (e.g. for a scripture, law, or other source without an author per se)
Example
in a letter to his son<ref>[[Walter Isaacson]], ''Einstein: His Life and Universe'' (2007), p. 367.</ref>
Content
suggested
Width
width
The width of the quote
Default
Sized to fit content (auto)
Example
30%
Auto value
String
optional
Float
float
Position the quote to float on the right or left side of the content
Example
left
String
optional
Background color
bgcolor
The background color for the quote
Default
transparent
String
optional
Quotation mark color
qcolor
Color of quotemarks (only for use in WP:Signpost, and personal pages; do not use in articles, guidelines, etc.)
Default
#B2B7F2
Example
#FF0000 for a red color
Unknown
optional
Full width
wide
In older versions of the template, when this was set to "yes", the quote expanded to the entire width of the page, which was useful for long quotes. However, it clashed with other floating objects, such as infoboxes, and the template now auto expands and line wraps as needed (full page, or within a |width= constraint).
Boolean
deprecated
small
small
no description
Unknown
deprecated
personquoted
personquoted
no description
Unknown
deprecated
publication
publication
no description
Unknown
deprecated
title
title
no description
Unknown
deprecated
quotesource
quotesource
no description
Unknown
deprecated
2
2
no description
Unknown
optional
3
3
no description
Unknown
deprecated
4
4
no description
Unknown
deprecated
5
5
no description
Unknown
deprecated
Direction
rtl
Sets scrript direction right-to-left (Arabic, Hebrew)
{{Blockquote}} variant for use with poems, song lyrics, and other things that would otherwise require the use of<poem> tags or frequent formatting elements (such as<br/>); requires substitution
{{Blockquote}} variant for use with poems, song lyrics, and other things that would otherwise require the use of<poem> tags or frequent formatting elements (such as<br/>); does not require substitution
Designed to format poetry simply and reliably; it differs from{{Poem quote}} in two significant ways: it does not add spacing around the poem that sets it apart as “block quote”, and it automatically provides hanging indentation when lines are so long that they wrap
