zulip/help/format-a-quote.md

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Format a quote

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Insert quote formatting

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  1. (optional) Select the text you want to format.

  2. Click the Quote () icon at the bottom of the compose box to insert quote block formatting.

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You can also use the **Quote** (<i class="zulip-icon zulip-icon-quote"></i>)
icon to remove existing quote formatting from the selected text.

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  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
```

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Examples

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