Template:Blockquote/doc/boilerplate

The Manual of Style guidelines for block quotations recommend formatting block quotations using the template or the HTML &lt;blockquote&gt; element, for which that template provides a wrapper.


 * 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 typical quotes, especially those longer than the rest of the paragraph in which they are quoted, (for use outside of article space only) provides a borderless quote with decorative quotation marks, and  provides a bordered quote. Both span the page width.
 * For very short quotes, (with decorative quotation marks, for use outside of article space only) or  (framed) can be used to set the quote off to either the right or left as in a magazine sidebar.  This can be effective on essay pages and WikiProject homepages.