TemplateData

This is the TemplateData for this template used by TemplateWizard, VisualEditor and other tools. See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:Blockquote in articles based on its TemplateData.

TemplateData for Blockquote

Adds a block quotation.

Template parameters

ParameterDescriptionTypeStatus
texttext 1 quote

The text to quote

Example
Cry "Havoc" and let slip the dogs of war.
Contentrequired
authorauthor 2 cite sign

The writer of the source

Example
William Shakespeare
Contentsuggested
titletitle 3

The work being quoted from

Example
Julius Caesar
Contentsuggested
sourcesource 4

A source for the quote

Example
act III, scene I
Contentsuggested
charactercharacter 5 char

The speaker within the work who is being quoted

Example
Mark Antony
Contentoptional
multilinemultiline

Keeps forced linebreaks in output

Example
true
Stringoptional
stylestyle

Additional CSS styles (not classes) to apply

Example
font-size:inherit;
Stringoptional
classclass

Additional HTML classes to apply

Example
pullquote
Stringoptional

Tracking categories

See also

Template:Semantic markup templates