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{{Quotation templates}} This template's initial visibility currently defaults to autocollapse , meaning that if there is another collapsible item on the page (a navbox, sidebar , or table with the collapsible attribute ), it is hidden apart from its title bar; if not, it is fully visible.
[[Category:Quotation templates]] to the <includeonly> section at the bottom of that page. Otherwise, add <noinclude>[[Category:Quotation templates]]</noinclude> to the end of the template code, making sure it starts on the same line as the code's last character.
The easiest way to start citing on Wikipedia is to see a basic example. The example here will show you how to cite a newspaper article using the {} template (see Citation quick reference for other types of citations). Copy and paste the following immediately after what you want to reference:
For a citation to appear in a footnote, it needs to be enclosed in "ref" tags. You can add these by typing <ref> at the front of the citation and </ref> at the end. . Alternatively you may notice above the edit box there is a row of "markup" formatting buttons which include a <ref></ref> button to the right—if you highlight your whole citation and then click this markup button, it will ...
Please add this template after a reference to an unquoted source that you think may be inaccurate, like this: {{Request quotation|date=December 2024}}This is used to request a direct quote from the cited source, so that it may be verified that the source can verify the statement or that the editor has interpreted the source correctly.
Inline quote. This is a quotation that is relatively short and placed inline of the current paragraph. Block quote. This is reserved for longer quotations, including poetry; the text often has an inset and sometimes distinct background styling or typography styling. These are the templates we have currently (see also Category:Quotation templates):
This template is used in the "See also" sections of the documentation pages of each of the templates it lists, to make maintenance easier. It has no function in articlespace. === See also === {{ Quotation mark templates }}
Reduced quote – For quotes, this template, a variant of the {}, results in a floating quote with the article text wrapping around it, like an image. It is intended for relatively short quotes of 50 or 100 words. Align quote box to the right: {{Rquote |1=right |2=text of quotation |3=person quoted |4=cited source}} Align quote box to the left: