Block quotation

This article is about the text quotation style. For the HTML element, see blockquote element.
For Wikipedia's blockquote guideline, see MOS:BQ.
Heavily-stylized example of a block quotation

A block quotation (also known as a long quotation or extract) is a quotation in a written document that is set off from the main text as a paragraph, or block of text, and typically distinguished visually using indentation and a different typeface or smaller size font. This is in contrast to setting it off with quotation marks in a run-in quote. Block quotations are used for long quotations. The Chicago Manual of Style recommends using a block quotation when extracted text is 100 words or more, or approximately six to eight lines in a typical manuscript.[1]

  1. ^ "Quotations and Dialogue (Chapter 13)". The Chicago Manual of Style Online (17th ed.). Chicago, Illinois: University of Chicago Press. 2017. pp. 13.22–13.24. ISBN 978-0-226-28705-8. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)