Blockquotes To create a blockquote, add a > in front of a paragraph. > Dorothy followed her through many of the beautiful rooms in her castle. The rendered output looks like this: Dorothy followed her through many of the beautiful rooms in her castle. Blockquotes with Multiple Paragraphs Blockquotes can contain multiple paragraphs. Add a > on the blank lines between the paragraphs. > Dorothy followed her through many of the beautiful rooms in her castle. > > The Witch bade her clean the pots and kettles and sweep the floor and keep the fire fed with wood. The rendered output looks like this: Dorothy followed her through many of the beautiful rooms in her castle. The Witch bade her clean the pots and kettles and sweep the floor and keep the fire fed with wood. Nested Blockquotes Blockquotes can be nested. Add a >> in front of the paragraph you want to nest. > Dorothy followed her through many of the beautiful rooms in her castle. > >> The Witch bade her clean the pots and kettles and sweep the floor and keep the fire fed with wood. The rendered output looks like this: Dorothy followed her through many of the beautiful rooms in her castle. The Witch bade her clean the pots and kettles and sweep the floor and keep the fire fed with wood. Blockquotes with Other Elements Blockquotes can contain other Markdown formatted elements. Not all elements can be used — you’ll need to experiment to see which ones work. > #### The quarterly results look great! > > - Revenue was off the chart. > - Profits were higher than ever. > > *Everything* is going according to **plan**. The rendered output looks like this: The quarterly results look great! Revenue was off the chart. Profits were higher than ever. Everything is going according to plan. Blockquotes Best Practices For compatibility, put blank lines before and after blockquotes. ✅ Do this ❌ Don't do this Try to put a blank line before...> This is a blockquote...and after a blockquote. Without blank lines, this might not look right.> This is a blockquoteDon't do this! This guide is a Matt Cone project available on Markdown Guide under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Blockquotes To create a blockquote, add a > in front of a paragraph. > > Dorothy followed her through many of the beautiful rooms in her castle. > Dorothy followed her through many of the beautiful rooms in her castle. The rendered output looks like this: Dorothy followed her through many of the beautiful rooms in her castle. Dorothy followed her through many of the beautiful rooms in her castle. Dorothy followed her through many of the beautiful rooms in her castle. Blockquotes with Multiple Paragraphs Blockquotes can contain multiple paragraphs. Add a > on the blank lines between the paragraphs. > > Dorothy followed her through many of the beautiful rooms in her castle. > > The Witch bade her clean the pots and kettles and sweep the floor and keep the fire fed with wood. > Dorothy followed her through many of the beautiful rooms in her castle. > > The Witch bade her clean the pots and kettles and sweep the floor and keep the fire fed with wood. The rendered output looks like this: Dorothy followed her through many of the beautiful rooms in her castle. The Witch bade her clean the pots and kettles and sweep the floor and keep the fire fed with wood. Dorothy followed her through many of the beautiful rooms in her castle. The Witch bade her clean the pots and kettles and sweep the floor and keep the fire fed with wood. Nested Blockquotes Blockquotes can be nested. Add a >> in front of the paragraph you want to nest. >> > Dorothy followed her through many of the beautiful rooms in her castle. > >> The Witch bade her clean the pots and kettles and sweep the floor and keep the fire fed with wood. > Dorothy followed her through many of the beautiful rooms in her castle. > >> The Witch bade her clean the pots and kettles and sweep the floor and keep the fire fed with wood. The rendered output looks like this: Dorothy followed her through many of the beautiful rooms in her castle. The Witch bade her clean the pots and kettles and sweep the floor and keep the fire fed with wood. Dorothy followed her through many of the beautiful rooms in her castle. The Witch bade her clean the pots and kettles and sweep the floor and keep the fire fed with wood. The Witch bade her clean the pots and kettles and sweep the floor and keep the fire fed with wood. Blockquotes with Other Elements Blockquotes can contain other Markdown formatted elements. Not all elements can be used — you’ll need to experiment to see which ones work. > #### The quarterly results look great! > > - Revenue was off the chart. > - Profits were higher than ever. > > *Everything* is going according to **plan**. > #### The quarterly results look great! > > - Revenue was off the chart. > - Profits were higher than ever. > > *Everything* is going according to **plan**. The rendered output looks like this: The quarterly results look great! Revenue was off the chart. Profits were higher than ever. Everything is going according to plan. The quarterly results look great! Revenue was off the chart. Profits were higher than ever. Revenue was off the chart. Profits were higher than ever. Everything is going according to plan . Everything plan Blockquotes Best Practices For compatibility, put blank lines before and after blockquotes. ✅ Do this ❌ Don't do this Try to put a blank line before...> This is a blockquote...and after a blockquote. Without blank lines, this might not look right.> This is a blockquoteDon't do this! ✅ Do this ❌ Don't do this Try to put a blank line before...> This is a blockquote...and after a blockquote. Without blank lines, this might not look right.> This is a blockquoteDon't do this! ✅ Do this ❌ Don't do this ✅ Do this ✅ Do this ❌ Don't do this ❌ Don't do this Try to put a blank line before...> This is a blockquote...and after a blockquote. Without blank lines, this might not look right.> This is a blockquoteDon't do this! Try to put a blank line before...> This is a blockquote...and after a blockquote. Try to put a blank line before... > This is a blockquote ...and after a blockquote. Try to put a blank line before... > This is a blockquote ...and after a blockquote. Without blank lines, this might not look right.> This is a blockquoteDon't do this! Without blank lines, this might not look right. > This is a blockquote Don't do this! Without blank lines, this might not look right. > This is a blockquote Don't do this! This guide is a Matt Cone project available on Markdown Guide under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. This guide is a Matt Cone project available on Markdown Guide under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Matt Cone Markdown Guide
