Template:Blockquote/doc/boilerplate
 | If this template is used in article space, it will suppress the display of decorative curly quote marks, per MOS:BLOCKQUOTE. |
| Use case | Template |
|---|---|
| Long quotations | {{Blockquote}} |
| With line breaks ⏎ | {{Poem quote}} |
| Non-quotations | {{Block indent}} {{Indent 5}} (inline) |
| Math formulae | See <math> blocks
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For quotes from books, web pages or journal articles as recommended by the Manual of Style guidelines for block quotations.
Not for non-quotations. For example, indenting example text in guidelines or how-tos or unbulleted lists.
The Manual of Style guidelines for block quotations recommend formatting block quotations using the {{Blockquote}} 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 typical quotes, especially those longer than the rest of the paragraph in which they are quoted, {{Centered quote}} (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, {{Reduced quote}} (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 magazine sidebar. This can be effective on essay pages and WikiProject homepages.
- To quote article content in guidelines, how-tos and essays, use {{Quote article content}}.
Template documentationThis is shared documentation verbiage transcluded into the /doc pages of everything in Category:Enhanced quote templates.