caption: Block Quotes created: 20131206154636572 modified: 20240512000910702 tags: WikiText title: Block Quotes in WikiText type: text/vnd.tiddlywiki There are two ways to produce HTML block quotes in TiddlyWiki5, one for content spread across multiple lines, and one for single line content. ! Multi-line Block Quotes The syntax for multi-line block quotes (<<.icon $:/core/images/quote>>) is: <<wikitext-example src:"<<< This is a block quoted paragraph written in English <<< ">> !! Citation A citation can be added to the quote like this: <<wikitext-example src:"<<< Computers are like a bicycle for our minds <<< Steve Jobs ">> !! CSS Classes CSS classes can be added to a block quote: <<wikitext-example src:"<<<.myClass.another-class Operating systems are like a brick wall for our minds <<< Nobody ">> The core includes the class `tc-big-quote` that renders block quotes with outsize double quotes: <<wikitext-example src:"<<<.tc-big-quote A dramatic quote <<< Somebody Important ">> ! Single-line Block Quotes The single-line syntax for block quotes is actually an extension of the syntax for [[Lists in WikiText]]. For example: <<wikitext-example src:"> Quoted text > Another line of quoted text ">> You can also nest quotes like this: ``` > A top quote >> A subquote > Another top quote ``` Which renders as: > A top quote >> A subquote > Another top quote You can also mix block quotes with other list items. For example: <<wikitext-example src:"* List One ** List Two **> A quote **> Another quote * List Three ">> ! Advanced Wikitext and Block Quotes You can also mix block quotes with paragraphs and other block wikitext. Be mindful of block mode - if other quoted content follows a paragraph, end it with a blank line. The final paragraph in the quote does not need to end with a blank line. If using indentation, make sure __not to indent the blank lines__. The parser will interpret this as additional inline content and not return to block mode. For example: <<wikitext-example src:'<<< Mixing Block Quotes with Inline Wikitext A paragraph appears before other //wikitext//, which needs to end with a blank line. * List One ** List Two **> A quote """ A poem with line beaks needs to have a blank line after the final quotes if followed by other content """ <<<< Deep Block Quote A paragraph before other //wikitext//, which ends with a blank line. ! A Header Another paragraph, which needs to end with a blank line. !! Sub Header A final paragraph, which __does not__ need to end with a blank line as the Block Quote ends. <<<< <<< '>>