Template | Use / description |
↓ Block quotations | General purpose |
{{Blockquote}} | Our standard block quotation template: unbordered page-wide quotation with optional smaller-sized attribution |
{{Break lines}} | Transforms line breaks into <br /> tags. It is very similar to the {{poem}} template, except that it does not invoke the <poem> MediaWiki extension. |
{{Text and translation}} | Displays original language and translated text, one beside the other |
{{Poem}} | {{Blockquote}} variant for use with poems, song lyrics, and other things that would otherwise require the use of <poem> tags or frequent formatting elements (such as <br /> ); requires substitution |
{{Poem quote}} | {{Blockquote}} variant for use with poems, song lyrics, and other things that would otherwise require the use of <poem> tags or frequent formatting elements (such as <br /> ); does not require substitution |
{{Verse translation}} | Displays original language verse (defaults to italics) and translated verse (roman) side-by-side |
{{Verse transliteration-translation}} | Like {{Verse translation}}, but with a transliteration separate from the original version |
{{Gbq}} | {{Blockquote}} variant for use inside glossaries |
{{Cquote}} | "centered quote" – Page-wide quote, between large quotation marks |
{{Rquote}} | "reduced quote" – Quote between large quotation marks in a reduced floating area |
{{Quote frame}} | Page-wide bordered quote |
{{Quote box}} | Quote floated in a reduced bordered box |
{{Tweet}} | For quoting directly from tweets. Automatically generates {{Cite tweet}} citation, or a custom reference can be provided. |
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↓ Talk page quoting | Not for use in articles nor the project space at all |
{{Talk quote inline}}(shortcut: {{tq}},{{tqq}}, {{tqi}}, or {{tqqi}}) | Inline quotation for use on talk pages |
{{Not talk quote inline}}(shortcut: {{!tq}},{{!tqq}}, {{!tqi}}, or {{!tqqi}}) | Inline quotation for what someone didn't say but could have, or perhaps, should have |
{{Talk quote block}}(shortcut: {{tqb}}, {{tq2}}) | Block-style quotation for use on talk pages |
{{Talk quote block minimalist}}(shortcut: {{tqbm}}) | Minimalist version of above |
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↓ Alternative | For indenting non-quotations |
{{Block indent}} | To indent an entire block of content (uses <div> and CSS margins) |