Questions tagged [blockquote]
For questions about the formatting option blockquote. The blockquote is often used when citing information that was written by a person/organization other than yourself.
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Combining lists with quotes leads to the first list item not being recognized
When combining lists with quotes (or spoilers), something strange happens. The following Markdown: 1. > This is the first quote. 2. > This is the second quote. produces 1. This is the first ...
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Blockquoting XML removes characters, resulting in invalid markup
On the new Stacks editor, when quoting a code block containing XML comments, the comment opening tag is removed, resulting in invalid XML. Given a post with content like this: ``` <xsl:variable ...
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Quote contains new lines when viewed on Chrome on Android
The quote on How does the taste of a burrata made of buffalo milk differ from the taste of a burrata made of cow milk? contains new lines when viewed on Chrome on Android. Chrome on Android: Chrome ...
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Add Markdown (or HTML) Callouts/Alerts/Admonitions
It's hard to believe this hasn't been suggested before (I assume it must have been), but my search-fu yielded only one 10-year-old post with little traffic, no accepted answer, and some very nostalgic ...
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Multi-paragraph spoiler blocks (still) don’t work properly
Blockquotes and spoilers have almost the same syntax: a blockquote where every line starts with an exclamation mark is a spoiler. In order to blockquote multiple paragraphs correctly, you simply add ...
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Quoting a bullet list in the Stacks editor messes up the list
Bug: quoting a bullet list in the Stacks editor messes up the list. Example: Steps to reproduce: Create an answer in the Stacks Editor (e.g. an answer to this question) Switch to "Rich text ...
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Indented Stack Snippets don’t render well
This Markdown: - foo if (Math.random() < 0.5) { console.log("hello, world!"); } else { console.log("goodbye, cruel world!"); } Renders as: foo > > if (...
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How can I ensure line breaks inside block quotes are rendered as entered in the markup?
At least in the editor preview, this doesn't render linebreaks: > foo > bar > baz foo bar baz Screenshot: Is this a problem of my browser? Or something else? On StackEdit it works as ...
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Formatting tips below the body textbox of a post are wrong
When posting a question or answer, there is a formatting help below the body textbox, which includes tips for how to format code, make text bold or italic, and quote text: However, the tips for ...
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Unquoting doesn't always work in the new Stacks Editor
Unquoting doesn't always work in the new Stacks Editor. Example: Markdown: > I have been detained when trying to walk out of tuas and was given a warning. DO NOT walk on Tuas. [Anish Sheela](https:...
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Produce a continuous bar on the left side of a blockquote of several paragraphs [duplicate]
I have an issue producing a continuous bar on the left side of a quotation if there are several paragraphs. If I push them together the bar becomes continuously, but the whole text isn't separated in ...
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Formatting in some blog posts is broken
Quoted Lists In blog posts like The 7 Essential Meta Questions of Every Beta, some quoted material has escaped from its blockquote: And here's the first example from C'Mon Get Meta!: I don't know ...
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Blockquote reflows fenced code blocks
When using the ” button to blockquote someone else's words (presumably also when using Ctrl+Q, if that wasn't the browser quit key), the quoted material is reflowed, by design. I don't particularly ...
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How to escape spoiler in blockquote that starts with exclamation point
How can I "escape" the spoiler syntax when putting some text in a blockquote that starts with an exclamation point? https://webapps.stackexchange.com/a/170880/267540 Here is the text that ...
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In a bookmarked conversation, quoted text is displayed incorrectly [duplicate]
When I use quote (i.e., a message starting with ">") in chat, it displays fine both in chat and in transcript. But if the same message is rendered differently if it is a part of a ...
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