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Blockquote

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Original Source
<ExampleTabs name="blockquote-basic" />

Usage

jsx
import { Blockquote } from "@chakra-ui/react"
tsx
<Blockquote.Root>
  <Blockquote.Content cite="https://" />
  <Blockquote.Caption>
    <cite>Uzumaki Naruto</cite>
  </Blockquote.Caption>
</Blockquote.Root>

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If you prefer a closed component composition, check out the snippet below.

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Examples

With Cite

To provide reference about the blockquote:

  • pass the cite prop to Blockquote.Content pointing to the quote url
  • render the Blockquote.Caption component to display name of quote author
<ExampleTabs name="blockquote-with-cite" />

Colors

Use the colorPalette prop to change the color of the blockquote.

<ExampleTabs name="blockquote-with-colors" />

Variants

Use the variant prop to change the visual style of the blockquote.

<ExampleTabs name="blockquote-with-variants" />

Icon

Here's an example of how to compose the Float and BlockquoteIcon to show an icon on the blockquote. The default icon is a double quote.

<ExampleTabs name="blockquote-with-icon" />

Alternatively, you can render a custom icon.

<ExampleTabs name="blockquote-with-custom-icon" />

Justify

Use the justify prop to change the alignment of the blockquote.

<ExampleTabs name="blockquote-with-justify" />

With Avatar

Here's an example of how to compose the Blockquote, Avatar and Float components to create a stunning testimonial component.

<ExampleTabs name="blockquote-with-avatar" />

Closed Component

Here's an example of how to create a closed component composition

<ExampleCode name="blockquote-closed-component" />

If you want to automatically add the closed component to your project, run the command:

bash
npx @chakra-ui/cli snippet add blockquote

Props

Root

<PropTable component="Blockquote" part="Root" />

Explorer

Explore the Blockquote component parts interactively. Click on parts in the sidebar to highlight them in the preview.

<Explorer name="blockquote-explorer-demo" />