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Format a quote

You can format quotes one line at a time, or create a block of text that will be formatted as a quote.

Insert quote formatting

  • Via compose box button
  • Via Markdown

  1. Open the compose box.

  2. (optional) Select the text you want to format.

  3. Click the Quote () icon at the bottom of the compose box to insert quote block formatting.

You can also use the Quote () icon to remove existing quote formatting from the selected text.

  1. Open the compose box.

  2. To create a multi-line quote, type > followed by a space and some text:

> a multi-line
quote on two lines

To create a multi-paragraph quote, use triple backticks and the word quote (```quote) followed by some text and triple backticks at the end:

```quote
A multi-paragraph

quote in two paragraphs
```

Examples

What you type

> a multi-line
quote on two lines

normal text

```quote
A multi-paragraph

quote in two paragraphs
```

What it looks like

Markdown quotes

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