Template:Blockquote paragraphs
The <blockquote> element and any templates that use it do not honor newlines:
| Markup | Renders as |
|---|---|
<blockquote> Line 1 Line 2 Line 3 Line 4 </blockquote> |
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The simplest workaround for this is to use the <poem> tag inside <blockquote>, which will convert line breaks to <br /> tags:
| Markup | Renders as |
|---|---|
<blockquote><poem> Line 1 Line 2 Line 3 Line 4 </poem></blockquote> |
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To markup actual paragraphs within block quotations, entire blank lines can be used between them, which will convert to <p>...</p> tags:
| Markup | Renders as |
|---|---|
<blockquote> Paragraph 1 Paragraph 2 Paragraph 3 </blockquote> |
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Usage
[edit source]This is a documentation subtemplate transcluded into the /doc pages of block quotation templates on how to work around a MediaWiki bug that affects all of them.
Use it like so:
== Paragraphs ==
{{Blockquote paragraphs}}