Template:Quote/doc

Usage

{{Quote}} is a template meant for displaying quotations. 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.

Syntax

1. {{quote|quote text}}
2. {{quote|quote text|author=author or speaker}}
3. {{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 {{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.

Simple example

{{quote|quote text}}

“ To be, or not to be. ”

Other examples

{{quote|1=F=ma|author=Isaac Newton}}

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

“ F=ma ”

—Isaac Newton

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

(quote text contains an equal sign and math syntax)

“ Thus:

$E=mc^{2}$

”

—Albert Einstein