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The Manual of Style guidelines for block quotations recommend formatting block quotations using the {{Quote}} 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, {{Cquote}} provides a borderless quote with decorative quotation marks, and {{Quote frame}} provided a bordered quote. Both span the page width.
  • For very short quotes, {{Rquote}} (with decorative quotation marks) 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.

Usage

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

Parameter 1, quote
text of the quote; use <p>...</p> around second or subsequent paragraphs.
Required
 Note: if the quote text contains a = (equal sign), then the template must be called with a named parameter for the content. For example: {{Cquote|quote=quote text=more quoted text}}
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 author per se)
bgcolor
The color of the background.
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).
width
for example |width=30%
qcolor
color of quotemarks, for example |qcolor=#FF0000 for a red color (only for use in WP:Signpost, and personal pages; do not use in articles, guidelines, etc.)
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.
quotealign
set to center to center align the quote text.

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).

Simple example

{{Cquote|quote text}}

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>
}}
  1. Walter Isaacson, Einstein: His Life and Universe (2007), p. 367.

Other examples

{{Cquote|1=F=ma|author=[[Isaac Newton]]}}

(the 1= is necessary as quote text contains an equal sign)


{{Cquote|1=Thus:
{{in5}}<math>E=mc^2</math>|author=[[Albert Einstein]]}}

(quote text contains an equal sign and math syntax)


{{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)

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)


{{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.)

TemplateData

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TemplateData for Cquote

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.

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وسيطوصفنوعحالة
Quotequote 1 quotetext text content

The quote to be visually repeated

محتوىمطلوب
Authorauthor personquoted

Name of the person that wrote or spoke the text being quoted

مثال
[[Albert Einstein]]
محتوىمقترح
Sourcesource publication title quotesource

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)

مثال
in a letter to his son<ref>[[Walter Isaacson]], ''Einstein: His Life and Universe'' (2007), p. 367.</ref>
محتوىمقترح
Widthwidth

The width of the quote

غيابي
Sized to fit content (auto)
مثال
30%
قيمة تلقائية
نصاختياري
Floatfloat

Position the quote to float on the right or left side of the content

مثال
left
نصاختياري
Background colorbgcolor

The background color for the quote

غيابي
transparent
نصاختياري
Quotation mark colorqcolor

Color of quotemarks (only for use in WP:Signpost, and personal pages; do not use in articles, guidelines, etc.)

غيابي
#B2B7F2
مثال
#FF0000 for a red color
غير معروفاختياري
Full widthwide

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).

بوليانيمستغنى عنه
smallsmall

دون وصف

غير معروفمستغنى عنه
personquotedpersonquoted

دون وصف

غير معروفمستغنى عنه
publicationpublication

دون وصف

غير معروفمستغنى عنه
titletitle

دون وصف

غير معروفمستغنى عنه
quotesourcequotesource

دون وصف

غير معروفمستغنى عنه
22

دون وصف

غير معروفاختياري
33

دون وصف

غير معروفمستغنى عنه
44

دون وصف

غير معروفمستغنى عنه
55

دون وصف

غير معروفمستغنى عنه
Directionrtl

Sets scrript direction right-to-left (Arabic, Hebrew)

مثال
rtl=yes
غير معروفاختياري

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