About
The Blockquote Block is often used in News posts to highlight the most important or impactful quotes to your reader. They are a great way of creating a visual break in longer posts and drawing the reader’s eye down the page.
Adding a Blockquote Block
To add a Blockquote, click on the Block Inserter (+). Alternatively, you can type /Blockquote
in a new paragraph and press enter
.
Blockquote Block Settings
Once the block has been added to the page you can insert your quote text and your citation (the person to whom the quote is attributed). The Blockquote Block has the following adjustable settings:
Alignment
You can select from three alignment options:
- Left
- Default
- Right
Size
You can adjust the size and spacing of the text in the Blockquote, by selecting from three different size options:
- Small
- Medium
- Large
Text Colour
Text colour can be adjusted to ensure visibility and readability of the quote, if it is being used on a coloured background, for example. Three text colours are available:
- Black
- Grey
- White
Capitalise
For added emphasis, you can capitalise the quote text, using the toggle. This does not affect the Citation text.
Line
The BlockQuote block is styled with a thick line beneath it (this appears to the left or right of the quote when the alignment is changed). This can be removed and added using the Line toggle.
Blockquote Block Demonstration
This screen recording demonstrates how to insert a Blockquote Block and adjust the styling using the Block settings:
Some various Blockquote configurations are shown below.
Default, large
Citation
Default, medium, Capitalized
Citation
Default, small, no line
citation
Left, large
citation
Left, medium, capitalized
Citation
Left, small, has no line.
Citation
Right, Large
Citation
Right, medium, capitalized
Citation
Right, small, has no line
Citation