Template:Cquote/doc

This is a documentation subpage for Template:Terminate sentence
It contains usage information, categories and other content that is not part of the original template page.

Usage

{{Cquote}} (for Centered pull quote) is a template meant for pull quotes, the visually distinctive text that is already present in the same article.

NOTE: This template should not be used for quotations if they are not repeated elsewhere in the main text. The Manual of Style recommendation is:
- For visually distinctive quotation, use {{Quotation}} template.
- For long quotations, use the HTML <blockquote> element, such as through the use of the {{Quote}} or {{quote box}} template.
Pull quotes work best when used with short sentences, and at the start or end of a section, as a hint of the section's content.
For shorter pull quotes of 50 words or fewer in a similar style, consider using {{Rquote}} which sets the quote off to either the right or left as in a magazine sidebar. This can be effective on essay pages and WikiProject homepages.

Syntax

{{cquote|quote text}}
{{cquote|quote text|author=author or speaker}}
{{cquote|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 {{cquote|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.
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

{{cquote|quote text}}

“

To be, or not to be.

”

Sourced example

{{cquote
|Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving.
|author=[[Albert Einstein]]
|source=in a letter to his son<ref>[[Walter Isaacson]], ''Einstein: His Life and Universe'' (2007), p. 367.</ref>
}}

“	Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving.	”
—Albert Einstein, in a letter to his son^[1]

↑ Walter Isaacson, Einstein: His Life and Universe (2007), p. 367.

Other examples

{{cquote|1=F=ma|author=[[Isaac Newton]]}}

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

“	F=ma	”
—Isaac Newton

{{cquote|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

Template:Bq—quote without border, page-wide; like (and compatible with parameters of) the older {{Quote}} but with more features; conversion from all others listed here is trivially easy (retaining key data, losing decoration, etc.)
Template:Quote—quote without border, page-wide, smaller-sized attribution
Template:Quotation—quote with border, page-wide
Template:Quote box—quote with border, in a reduced floating box
Template:Cquote—pull quote between large quotation marks, page-wide; should rarely be used in articles and is not for block quotations, only pull quotes
Template:Rquote—pull quote between large quotation marks, in a reduced floating area; also rarely appropriate in articles
Template:Talkquote—for quoting other editors (or guidelines, etc.) on talk pages (in a block)
Template:Tq—for quoting on talk pages, inline
Category:Quotation templates

[1] Walter Isaacson, Einstein: His Life and Universe (2007), p. 367.

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