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Cellan3 at 23:53, 10 April 2025

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

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

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

	== Parameters ==		== Parameters ==
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	** Will only be applied if at least one of these other parameters or its aliases is not empty (including implicit, unnamed parameters):{{pb}}{{para\|author}}, {{para\|title}}, {{para\|source}}, or {{para\|character}}.		** Will only be applied if at least one of these other parameters or its aliases is not empty (including implicit, unnamed parameters):{{pb}}{{para\|author}}, {{para\|title}}, {{para\|source}}, or {{para\|character}}.
	** The value does not matter, as long it is not empty. Using a so called speaking parameter (such as <code>true</code> or <code>yes</code>) is highly recommended. Avoid values that can surprise users (e.g. <code>false</code> or <code>no</code>).		** The value does not matter, as long it is not empty. Using a so called speaking parameter (such as <code>true</code> or <code>yes</code>) is highly recommended. Avoid values that can surprise users (e.g. <code>false</code> or <code>no</code>).
	* {{para\|style}} – allows specifying additional ~~[[Help:Cascading Style Sheets\|~~CSS]] styles ({{em\|not}} classes) to apply to the {{code\|lang=html\|code=<blockquote>...</blockquote>}} element. {{Crossreference\|(See [[#Nested quotations]], below, for the most common use case.)}}		* {{para\|style}} – allows specifying additional CSS styles ({{em\|not}} classes) to apply to the {{code\|lang=html\|code=<blockquote>...</blockquote>}} element. {{Crossreference\|(See [[#Nested quotations]], below, for the most common use case.)}}
	* {{para\|class}} – allows specifying additional HTML classes to apply to the same element.		* {{para\|class}} – allows specifying additional HTML classes to apply to the same element.

Cellan3 at 23:47, 10 April 2025

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	If you do not provide text, the template generates a parser error message, which will appear in red text in the rendered page.		If you do not provide text, the template generates a parser error message, which will appear in red text in the rendered page.

	If any parameter's actual value contains an [[equals sign]] (<code>=</code>), you {{strong\|must}} use a named parameter (e.g. <code>\|text="E=MC<sup>2</sup>" is a formula everyone knows but few understand</code>, not a blank-name positional parameter. The text before the equals sign gets misinterpreted as a named parameter otherwise. Be wary of URLs, which frequently contain this character. Named parameters are always safer, in this and other templates.		If any parameter's actual value contains an equals sign (<code>=</code>), you {{strong\|must}} use a named parameter (e.g. <code>\|text="E=MC<sup>2</sup>" is a formula everyone knows but few understand</code>, not a blank-name positional parameter. The text before the equals sign gets misinterpreted as a named parameter otherwise. Be wary of URLs, which frequently contain this character. Named parameters are always safer, in this and other templates.

	If any parameter's actual value contains characters used for wiki markup syntax (such as ~~[[vertical bar\|~~pipe]], [[brackets]], single quotation marks, etc.), you may need to escape it. See {{tlx\|!}} and friends.		If any parameter's actual value contains characters used for wiki markup syntax (such as pipe, brackets, single quotation marks, etc.), you may need to escape it. See {{tlx\|!}} and friends.

	=== Next to right-floated boxes ===		=== Next to right-floated boxes ===

Cellan3 at 23:46, 10 April 2025

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	{{para\|title}} a.k.a. {{para\|3}} – optional title of the work the quote appears in, to display below the quotation. This parameter immediately follows the output of {{para\|author}} (and an auto-generated comma), if one is provided. It does not auto-italicize. Major works (books, plays, albums, feature films, etc.) should be italicized; minor works (articles, chapters, poems, songs, TV episodes, etc.) go in quotation marks. Additional citation information can be provided in a fourth parameter, {{para\|source}}, below, which will appear after the title.		{{para\|title}} a.k.a. {{para\|3}} – optional title of the work the quote appears in, to display below the quotation. This parameter immediately follows the output of {{para\|author}} (and an auto-generated comma), if one is provided. It does not auto-italicize. Major works (books, plays, albums, feature films, etc.) should be italicized; minor works (articles, chapters, poems, songs, TV episodes, etc.) go in quotation marks. Additional citation information can be provided in a fourth parameter, {{para\|source}}, below, which will appear after the title.

	{{para\|source}} a.k.a. {{para\|4}} – optionally used for additional source information to display, after {{para\|title}}, like so: {{code\|lang="wikitext"\|code={{!}}title="The Aerodynamics of Shaved Weasels" {{!}}source=''Perspectives on Mammal Barbering'', 2016}}; a comma will be auto-generated between the two parameters. If {{para\|source}} is used without {{para\|title}}, it simply acts as {{para\|title}}. <small>(This parameter was added primarily to ease conversion from misuse of the [[pull quote]] template {{tlx\|Quote frame}} for block quotation, but it may aid in cleaner meta-data implementation later.)</small>		{{para\|source}} a.k.a. {{para\|4}} – optionally used for additional source information to display, after {{para\|title}}, like so: {{code\|lang="wikitext"\|code={{!}}title="The Aerodynamics of Shaved Weasels" {{!}}source=''Perspectives on Mammal Barbering'', 2016}}; a comma will be auto-generated between the two parameters. If {{para\|source}} is used without {{para\|title}}, it simply acts as {{para\|title}}. <small>(This parameter was added primarily to ease conversion from misuse of the pull quote template {{tlx\|Quote frame}} for block quotation, but it may aid in cleaner meta-data implementation later.)</small>

	{{para\|character}} a.k.a. {{para\|char}} or {{para\|5}} – to attribute fictional speech to a fictional character, {{em\|with}} other citation information. Can also be used to attribute real speech to a specific speaker among many, e.g. in a roundtable/panel transcript, a band interview, etc. This parameter outputs "[{{Var\|Character's name}}], in" after the attribution dash and before the output of the parameters above, thus one or more of those parameters must also be supplied. If you need to cite a fictional speaker in an article about a single work of fiction, where repeating the author and title information would be redundant, you can just use the {{para\|author}} parameter instead of {{para\|character}}.		{{para\|character}} a.k.a. {{para\|char}} or {{para\|5}} – to attribute fictional speech to a fictional character, {{em\|with}} other citation information. Can also be used to attribute real speech to a specific speaker among many, e.g. in a roundtable/panel transcript, a band interview, etc. This parameter outputs "[{{Var\|Character's name}}], in" after the attribution dash and before the output of the parameters above, thus one or more of those parameters must also be supplied. If you need to cite a fictional speaker in an article about a single work of fiction, where repeating the author and title information would be redundant, you can just use the {{para\|author}} parameter instead of {{para\|character}}.

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	{{para\|author}} a.k.a. {{para\|2}} – optional author/speaker attribution information that will appear below the quotation, and preceded with an attribution dash.		{{para\|author}} a.k.a. {{para\|2}} – optional author/speaker attribution information that will appear below the quotation, and preceded with an attribution dash.

	{{para\|title}} a.k.a. {{para\|3}} – optional title of the work the quote appears in, to display below the quotation. This parameter immediately follows the output of {{para\|author}} (and an auto-generated comma), if one is provided. It does not auto-italicize. Major works (books, plays, albums, feature films, etc.) should be italicized; minor works (articles, chapters, poems, songs, TV episodes, etc.) go in quotation marks ~~{{crossreference\|(see [[MOS:TITLES]])}}~~. Additional citation information can be provided in a fourth parameter, {{para\|source}}, below, which will appear after the title.		{{para\|title}} a.k.a. {{para\|3}} – optional title of the work the quote appears in, to display below the quotation. This parameter immediately follows the output of {{para\|author}} (and an auto-generated comma), if one is provided. It does not auto-italicize. Major works (books, plays, albums, feature films, etc.) should be italicized; minor works (articles, chapters, poems, songs, TV episodes, etc.) go in quotation marks. Additional citation information can be provided in a fourth parameter, {{para\|source}}, below, which will appear after the title.

	{{para\|source}} a.k.a. {{para\|4}} – optionally used for additional source information to display, after {{para\|title}}, like so: {{code\|lang="wikitext"\|code={{!}}title="The Aerodynamics of Shaved Weasels" {{!}}source=''Perspectives on Mammal Barbering'', 2016}}; a comma will be auto-generated between the two parameters. If {{para\|source}} is used without {{para\|title}}, it simply acts as {{para\|title}}. <small>(This parameter was added primarily to ease conversion from misuse of the [[pull quote]] template {{tlx\|Quote frame}} for block quotation, but it may aid in cleaner meta-data implementation later.)</small>		{{para\|source}} a.k.a. {{para\|4}} – optionally used for additional source information to display, after {{para\|title}}, like so: {{code\|lang="wikitext"\|code={{!}}title="The Aerodynamics of Shaved Weasels" {{!}}source=''Perspectives on Mammal Barbering'', 2016}}; a comma will be auto-generated between the two parameters. If {{para\|source}} is used without {{para\|title}}, it simply acts as {{para\|title}}. <small>(This parameter was added primarily to ease conversion from misuse of the [[pull quote]] template {{tlx\|Quote frame}} for block quotation, but it may aid in cleaner meta-data implementation later.)</small>

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	{{para\|title}} a.k.a. {{para\|3}} – optional title of the work the quote appears in, to display below the quotation. This parameter immediately follows the output of {{para\|author}} (and an auto-generated comma), if one is provided. It does not auto-italicize. Major works (books, plays, albums, feature films, etc.) should be italicized; minor works (articles, chapters, poems, songs, TV episodes, etc.) go in quotation marks. Additional citation information can be provided in a fourth parameter, {{para\|source}}, below, which will appear after the title.		{{para\|title}} a.k.a. {{para\|3}} – optional title of the work the quote appears in, to display below the quotation. This parameter immediately follows the output of {{para\|author}} (and an auto-generated comma), if one is provided. It does not auto-italicize. Major works (books, plays, albums, feature films, etc.) should be italicized; minor works (articles, chapters, poems, songs, TV episodes, etc.) go in quotation marks. Additional citation information can be provided in a fourth parameter, {{para\|source}}, below, which will appear after the title.

	{{para\|source}} a.k.a. {{para\|4}} – optionally used for additional source information to display, after {{para\|title}}, like so: {{code\|lang="wikitext"\|code={{!}}title="The Aerodynamics of Shaved Weasels" {{!}}source=''Perspectives on Mammal Barbering'', 2016}}; a comma will be auto-generated between the two parameters. If {{para\|source}} is used without {{para\|title}}, it simply acts as {{para\|title}}. <small>(This parameter was added primarily to ease conversion from misuse of the [[pull quote]] template {{tlx\|Quote frame}} for block quotation, but it may aid in cleaner meta-data implementation later.)</small>		{{para\|source}} a.k.a. {{para\|4}} – optionally used for additional source information to display, after {{para\|title}}, like so: {{code\|lang="wikitext"\|code={{!}}title="The Aerodynamics of Shaved Weasels" {{!}}source=''Perspectives on Mammal Barbering'', 2016}}; a comma will be auto-generated between the two parameters. If {{para\|source}} is used without {{para\|title}}, it simply acts as {{para\|title}}. <small>(This parameter was added primarily to ease conversion from misuse of the pull quote template {{tlx\|Quote frame}} for block quotation, but it may aid in cleaner meta-data implementation later.)</small>

	{{para\|character}} a.k.a. {{para\|char}} or {{para\|5}} – to attribute fictional speech to a fictional character, {{em\|with}} other citation information. Can also be used to attribute real speech to a specific speaker among many, e.g. in a roundtable/panel transcript, a band interview, etc. This parameter outputs "[{{Var\|Character's name}}], in" after the attribution dash and before the output of the parameters above, thus one or more of those parameters must also be supplied. If you need to cite a fictional speaker in an article about a single work of fiction, where repeating the author and title information would be redundant, you can just use the {{para\|author}} parameter instead of {{para\|character}}.		{{para\|character}} a.k.a. {{para\|char}} or {{para\|5}} – to attribute fictional speech to a fictional character, {{em\|with}} other citation information. Can also be used to attribute real speech to a specific speaker among many, e.g. in a roundtable/panel transcript, a band interview, etc. This parameter outputs "[{{Var\|Character's name}}], in" after the attribution dash and before the output of the parameters above, thus one or more of those parameters must also be supplied. If you need to cite a fictional speaker in an article about a single work of fiction, where repeating the author and title information would be redundant, you can just use the {{para\|author}} parameter instead of {{para\|character}}.

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	{{para\|author}} a.k.a. {{para\|2}} – optional author/speaker attribution information that will appear below the quotation, and preceded with an attribution dash.		{{para\|author}} a.k.a. {{para\|2}} – optional author/speaker attribution information that will appear below the quotation, and preceded with an attribution dash.

	{{para\|title}} a.k.a. {{para\|3}} – optional title of the work the quote appears in, to display below the quotation. This parameter immediately follows the output of {{para\|author}} (and an auto-generated comma), if one is provided. It does not auto-italicize. Major works (books, plays, albums, feature films, etc.) should be italicized; minor works (articles, chapters, poems, songs, TV episodes, etc.) go in quotation marks ~~{{crossreference\|(see [[MOS:TITLES]])}}~~. Additional citation information can be provided in a fourth parameter, {{para\|source}}, below, which will appear after the title.		{{para\|title}} a.k.a. {{para\|3}} – optional title of the work the quote appears in, to display below the quotation. This parameter immediately follows the output of {{para\|author}} (and an auto-generated comma), if one is provided. It does not auto-italicize. Major works (books, plays, albums, feature films, etc.) should be italicized; minor works (articles, chapters, poems, songs, TV episodes, etc.) go in quotation marks. Additional citation information can be provided in a fourth parameter, {{para\|source}}, below, which will appear after the title.

	{{para\|source}} a.k.a. {{para\|4}} – optionally used for additional source information to display, after {{para\|title}}, like so: {{code\|lang="wikitext"\|code={{!}}title="The Aerodynamics of Shaved Weasels" {{!}}source=''Perspectives on Mammal Barbering'', 2016}}; a comma will be auto-generated between the two parameters. If {{para\|source}} is used without {{para\|title}}, it simply acts as {{para\|title}}. <small>(This parameter was added primarily to ease conversion from misuse of the [[pull quote]] template {{tlx\|Quote frame}} for block quotation, but it may aid in cleaner meta-data implementation later.)</small>		{{para\|source}} a.k.a. {{para\|4}} – optionally used for additional source information to display, after {{para\|title}}, like so: {{code\|lang="wikitext"\|code={{!}}title="The Aerodynamics of Shaved Weasels" {{!}}source=''Perspectives on Mammal Barbering'', 2016}}; a comma will be auto-generated between the two parameters. If {{para\|source}} is used without {{para\|title}}, it simply acts as {{para\|title}}. <small>(This parameter was added primarily to ease conversion from misuse of the [[pull quote]] template {{tlx\|Quote frame}} for block quotation, but it may aid in cleaner meta-data implementation later.)</small>