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==Usage==
'''{{tl|Cquote}}''' (for '''Centered pull-quote''') is a template meant for [[pull-quote]]s, which stand apart from the text of a page.
* <font color="red">'''NOTE''': This template should '''not be used''' for block quotations in article text.</font> For long quotations in the text, the [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style#Quotations|Manual of Style]] recommends using the HTML <[[blockquote]]> element, such as through the use of the {{tl|Quote}} template.
* Pull-quotes work best when used with short quotes, and at the start or end of a section, to help emphasize the content of the section.
* For shorter pull-quotes of 50 words or fewer in a similar style, consider using {{tl|Rquote}} which sets the quote off to either the right or left as in a magazine [[Sidebar (publishing)|sidebar]]. This can be effective on [[WP:ESSAY|essay]] pages and [[WP:WIKIPROJECT|WikiProject]] homepages.
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# <code><nowiki>{{cquote|quote text|quote width in pixels||author or speaker|title of article, speech, book, etc.}}</nowiki></code>
;Only the first parameter is required.
:But since sizes are slotted into the second parameter place by default, to cite a source one must deliberately define dummy parameters for those (abusing the template logic, which expects numbers), or explicitly define the source author and publication as 4= and 5= respectively (using them as named
{{cquote|This is one.
|4=Author
|5=Publication}}
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{{cquote|This is one.
|4=Author
|5=Publication}}
</pre>
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;<del>Parameter 3</del>:<del>"quoteheight"</del> - it was used for desired height of the quotation marks, but no longer.
; author / Parameter 4: Name of the person that wrote or spoke the text being quoted. Can include links.
: '''Note''': if the text contains one or more "=" (equal signs), then the template must be called as <nowiki>{{cquote|</nowiki>'''<span style="color:red;">4=</span>'''<nowiki>text}}</nowiki>
; source / publication / Parameter 5: Source of the quote (publication title, speech, etc.). Can include links.
: '''Note''': if the text contains one or more "=" (equal signs), then the template must be called as <nowiki>{{cquote|</nowiki>'''<span style="color:red;">5=</span>'''<nowiki>text}}</nowiki>
; bgcolor: The color of the background.
; wide: When set to "yes", the quote expands to the entire width of the page. Usefull for small quotes, but may clash with other floating objects, such as infoboxes.
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==See also==
;Direct variants:
* {{tl|cquotetxt}}
{{Quotation templates see also}}
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