Template:Quotation templates

Template

Use / description

↓ Block quotations

General purpose

Our standard block quotation template: unbordered page-wide quotation with optional smaller-sized attribution

Displays original language and translated text, one beside the other

{{Blockquote}} variant for use with poems, song lyrics, and other things that would otherwise require the use of <poem> tags or frequent formatting elements (such as <br />); requires substitution

{{Blockquote}} variant for use with poems, song lyrics, and other things that would otherwise require the use of <poem> tags or frequent formatting elements (such as <br />); does not require substitution

Displays original language verse (defaults to italics) and translated verse (roman) side-by-side

Like {{Verse translation}}, but with a transliteration seperate from the original version

{{Blockquote}} variant for use inside glossaries

"centered quote" – Page-wide quote, between large quotation marks

"reduced quote" – Quote between large quotation marks in a reduced floating area

Page-wide bordered quote

Quote floated in a reduced bordered box

For quoting directly from tweets. Automatically generates {{Cite tweet}} citation, or a custom reference can be provided.

↓ Talk page quoting

Not for use in articles nor the project space at all

(shortcut: {{tq}})

{{tqq}}, {{tqi}}, or {{tqqi}}

Inline quotation for use on talk pages

(shortcut: {{!tq}})

{{!tqq}}, {{!tqi}}, or {{!tqqi}}

Inline quotation for what someone didn't say but could have, or perhaps, should have

(shortcut: {{tqb}}, {{tq2}})

Block-style quotation for use on talk pages

(shortcut: {{tqbm}})

Minimalist version of above

↓ Alternative

For indenting non-quotations

To indent an entire block of content (uses <div> and CSS margins)