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
Section titled “Insert quote formatting”- Open the compose box.
- (optional) Select the text you want to format.
- Click the Quote () icon at the bottom of the compose box to insert quote block formatting.
- Open the compose box.
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To create a multi-line quote, type
>followed by a space and some text:> a multi-linequote on two linesTo create a multi-paragraph quote, use triple backticks and the word quote (
```quote) followed by some text and triple backticks at the end:```quoteA multi-paragraphquote in two paragraphs```
Examples
Section titled “Examples”What you type
Section titled “What you type”> a multi-linequote on two lines
normal text
```quoteA multi-paragraph
quote in two paragraphs```What it looks like
Section titled “What it looks like”