Block quotations
Block quotations designate long quotations where a paragraph break is appropriate. It ends with a blank line.
Textile example: Block quotations
Any text.
bq. A block quotation.
Any text.Textile input (editable)
Browser output
HTML output
More about: Block quotations
1. Block quotes may include a citation URL immediately following the period:
bq.:http://textpattern.com/ A cited quotation.2. For more than one paragraph, use two periods bq.. — any block modifier to follow, such as p. will end the block quotation:
bq.. Beginning of the quotation.
Another paragraph, also part of the quote.
p. Normal text continues here.3. Add a <footer> for identifying the source:
bq. A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
<footer>Confucius (circa 551-478 BC)</footer>