Editing Template:Blockquote/doc (section)

== Usage ==
{{tlc|{{BASEPAGENAME}}}} adds a [[block quotation]] to an article page.

This is easier to type and is more wiki-like than the equivalent [[HTML]] {{code|lang=html|code=<blockquote>...</blockquote>}} tags, and has additional pre-formatted attribution parameters for author and source (though these are not usually used in articles; {{crossreference|see {{section link||Reference citations}}, below}}).

'''Note:''' Block quotes do {{em|not}} normally contain quotation marks {{crossreference|(see [[MOS:BLOCKQUOTE]])}}.

{{warning|heading=This template is for actual quotations only.|text=Do not use it for block indentation of other material; see {{tlx|Block indent}} for that purpose.}}

=== Examples ===
'''Basic use'''{{colon}}
{{markup|
<nowiki>{{Blockquote
|text=Quoted material.
}}</nowiki>|{{Blockquote
|text=Quoted material.
}}}}

'''With attribution displayed'''{{colon}}
{{markup|
<nowiki>{{Blockquote
|text=Quoted material.
|author=First M. Last
}}</nowiki>|{{Blockquote
|text=Quoted material.
|author=First M. Last
}}}}

'''With more attribution'''{{colon}}
{{markup|
<nowiki>
{{Blockquote
|text=Quoted material.
|author=First M. Last
|title="Article Title"
|source=''Book Title'' (date)
}}</nowiki>|
{{Blockquote
|text=Quoted material.
|author=First M. Last
|title="Article Title"
|source=''Book Title'' (date)
}}}}

'''Examples with "multiline"'''{{colon}}

Especially useful for translated quotes; ''see [[#multiline|notes about this parameter]]''.
* with "multiline" {{tick}}
{{markup|
<nowiki>
{{blockquote|text=
{{lang|fr|Ceci n'est pas une pipe.}}
This is Not a Pipe.
|multiline=yes
|author=[[René Magritte]]
|title=''[[The Treachery of Images]]''
}}</nowiki>|
{{blockquote|text=
{{lang|fr|Ceci n'est pas une pipe.}}
This is Not a Pipe.
|multiline=yes
|author=[[René Magritte]]
|title=''[[The Treachery of Images]]''
}}}}
* for comparison without "multiline" {{xmark}}
{{markup|
<nowiki>
{{blockquote|text=
{{lang|fr|Ceci n'est pas une pipe.}}
This is Not a Pipe.
|author=[[René Magritte]]
|title=''[[The Treachery of Images]]''
}}</nowiki>|
{{blockquote|text=
{{lang|fr|Ceci n'est pas une pipe.}}
This is Not a Pipe.
|author=[[René Magritte]]
|title=''[[The Treachery of Images]]''
}}}}

'''An ample example'''<!-- no pun intended -->{{colon}}
{{markupv
|markup=<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext">{{Blockquote|text=Cry "Havoc" and let slip the dogs of war.|character=Mark Antony|author=[[William Shakespeare]]|title=''[[Julius Caesar (play)|Julius Caesar]]''|source=act III, scene I}}</syntaxhighlight>
|renders={{Blockquote|text=Cry "Havoc" and let slip the dogs of war.|character=Mark Antony|author=[[William Shakespeare]]|title=''[[Julius Caesar (play)|Julius Caesar]]''|source=act III, scene I}}
}}