Template:Cquote/doc

This template is meant for pull quotes, the visually distinctive repetition of text that is already present on the same page. In most cases, this is not appropriate for use in encyclopedia articles. 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.

For actual pull quotes, this template provides a centered, borderless pull 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.

• NOTE: This template should only be used for short pull quotes, which repeat quoted text already appearing in the article, and never for block quotations..
• The Manual of Style guidelines for block quotations recommend formatting block quotations using the HTML <blockquote> element (which can be done with the {{quote}} or {{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 or to help emphasize the section's content.
• For very short pull quotes, consider using {{Reduced pull quote}} which sets the quote off to either the right or left as in a magazine sidebar. This can be effective on essay pages and WikiProject homepages.

For a visually distinctive block quotation, use the {{Quotation}} templates. Generally, do not mix-and-match styles in an article.

Usage

Syntax

• {{Cquote|quote=text of the quotation|author=person quoted|source=source of the quotation}}
• {{Cquote|text of quotation|person quoted|source of the quotation}}

Parameters

Parameter 1

text of the quote; use <br /> between paragraphs.

Required

Note: if the quote text contains a = (equal sign), then the template must be called with a named parameter for the content, e.g. {{pull quote|quote=quote text}}

(see Help:Template § Usage hints and workarounds).

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 long quotes, but may clash with other floating objects, such as infoboxes.

qcolor

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

Simple example

{{pull quote|quote text}}

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>
}}

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

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