Template:Blockquote/doc/boilerplate

This template is meant for pull quotes, the visually distinctive of text that is  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 template or the HTML &lt;blockquote&gt; element, for which that template provides a wrapper.


 * 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 typical pull quotes, especially those longer than the rest of the paragraph in which they are quoted, provides a borderless quote with decorative quotation marks, and  provided a bordered quote. Both span the article width.
 * For very short pull quotes, (with decorative quotation marks) 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.