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Format a quote

starlight_help/src/content/docs/format-a-quote.mdx

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import {TabItem, Tabs} from "@astrojs/starlight/components";

import FlattenedSteps from "../../components/FlattenedSteps.astro"; import ZulipTip from "../../components/ZulipTip.astro"; import QuotesExamples from "../include/_QuotesExamples.mdx"; import QuotesIntro from "../include/_QuotesIntro.mdx"; import StartComposing from "../include/_StartComposing.mdx";

import QuoteIcon from "~icons/zulip-icon/quote";

<QuotesIntro />

Insert quote formatting

<Tabs> <TabItem label="Via compose box button"> <FlattenedSteps> <StartComposing /> 
  1. *(optional)* Select the text you want to format.
  1. Click the **quote** (<QuoteIcon />) icon at the
     bottom of the compose box to insert quote block formatting.
</FlattenedSteps>

<ZulipTip>
  You can also use the **quote** (<QuoteIcon />)
  icon to remove existing quote formatting from the selected text.
</ZulipTip>
</TabItem> <TabItem label="Via Markdown"> <FlattenedSteps> <StartComposing /> 
  1. To create a multi-line quote, type `>` followed by a space and some text:

     ```
     > a multi-line
     quote on two lines
     ```

     To create a multi-paragraph quote, use triple backticks and the word quote
     (` ```quote `) followed by some text and triple backticks at the end:

     ````
     ```quote
     A multi-paragraph

     quote in two paragraphs
     ```
     ````
</FlattenedSteps>
</TabItem> </Tabs>

Examples

<QuotesExamples />