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{{warning|'''NOTE''': This template should '''not be used''' for block quotations in article text.}} | {{warning|'''NOTE''': This template should '''not be used''' for block quotations in article text.}} | ||
This template is meant for [[pull quote]]s, the visually distinctive {{em|repetition}} of text that is {{em|already present}} on the same page. In most cases, this is not appropriate for use in encyclopedia articles. The [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style#Block quotations|Manual of Style guidelines for block quotations]] recommend formatting block quotations using the {{tlx|Quote}} template or the HTML <[[blockquote]]> element, for which that template provides a wrapper. | This template is meant for [[pull quote]]s, the visually distinctive {{em|repetition}} of text that is {{em|already present}} on the same page. In most cases, this is not appropriate for use in encyclopedia articles. The [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style#Block quotations|Manual of Style guidelines for block quotations]] recommend formatting block quotations using the {{tlx|Quote}} template or the HTML <[[blockquote]]> element, for which that template provides a wrapper. | ||
* Pull quotes work best when used with short sentences, and at the start or end of a section, as a hint of or to help emphasize the section's content. | * Pull quotes work best when used with short sentences, and at the start or end of a section, as a hint of or to help emphasize the section's content. | ||
* For very short pull quotes, | * For typical pull quotes, especially those longer than the rest of the paragraph in which they are quoted, {{tlx|Pull quote}} provides a borderless quote box spanning the page width. | ||
* For very short pull quotes, {{tl|Reduced pull quote}} can be used to set the quote off to either the right or left as in a magazine [[Sidebar (publishing)|sidebar]]. This can be effective on [[WP:ESSAY|essay]] pages and [[WP:WIKIPROJECT|WikiProject]] homepages. | |||
For a visually distinctive block quotation, use the {{tlx|Quotation}} templates. Generally, do not mix-and-match styles in an article. | For a visually distinctive block quotation, use the {{tlx|Quotation}} templates. Generally, do not mix-and-match styles in an article. | ||
==Usage== | == Usage == | ||
For actual [[pull quote]]s, this template provides a centered, borderless pull quote, with scalable decorative quotation marks, and optional attribution of the source of the quote. It can be used with or without the names of the parameters. | |||
===Syntax=== | ===Syntax=== | ||