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==Usage==
==Usage==
'''{{tl|Pull quote}}''' is a template meant for [[pull quote]]s, the visually distinctive ''repetition'' of text that is ''already present'' in the same article. In most cases, this is not appropriate for use in encyclopedia articles.
*'''{{tl|Pull quote}}''' is a template meant presenting quotes. It is an alternative to similar templates such as {{tl|Quote}}.
 
* For very short quotes, consider using {{tl|Reduced pull quote}} which sets the quote off to either the right or left as in a magazine [[Sidebar (publishing)|sidebar]].  
* {{strong|NOTE: This template should {{em|only}} be used for short pull quotes, which repeat quoted text already appearing in the article, and {{em|never}} for block quotations.}}.
* The [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style#Block quotations|Manual of Style guidelines for block quotations]] recommend formatting block quotations using the HTML <[[blockquote]]> element (which can be done with the {{tl|bq}} template), or the {{tl|quote}} or {{tl|quote box}} quotation templates.
* Pull quotes work best when used with short sentences, and at the start or end of a section, as a hint of the following section's content.
* For very short pull quotes, consider using {{tl|Reduced pull quote}} which sets the quote off to either the right or left as in a magazine [[Sidebar (publishing)|sidebar]].  This can be effective on [[WP:ESSAY|essay]] pages and [[WP:WIKIPROJECT|WikiProject]] homepages.


===Syntax===
===Syntax===

Revision as of 13:55, 19 February 2015

Usage

  • {{Pull quote}} is a template meant presenting quotes. It is an alternative to similar templates such as {{Quote}}.
  • For very short quotes, consider using {{Reduced pull quote}} which sets the quote off to either the right or left as in a magazine sidebar.

Syntax

  1. {{pull quote|quote text}}
  2. {{pull quote|quote text|author=author or speaker}}
  3. {{pull quote|quote text|author=author or speaker|source=title of article, speech, book, etc.}}

Parameters

Parameter 1
text of the quote; use <br /> between paragraphs.
Required
Note: if the quote text contains one or more "=" (equal signs), then the template must be called as {{pull quote|1=quote text}} (see "Equals sign in parameter value")
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.
bgcolor
The color of the background.
float
Defaults to center, but can also be right or left
wide
When set to "yes", the quote expands to the entire width of the page. Useful for small quotes, but may clash with other floating objects, such as infoboxes.
qcolor
color of quotemarks (only for use in The Signpost)

Simple example

{{pull quote|quote text}}

Template:Pull quote

Sourced example

{{pull quote|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>
}}

Template:Pull quote

Other examples

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

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

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

(quote text contains an equal sign and math syntax) Template:Pull quote