University of St Andrews

Long-form quotes

The long-form quotes pattern is used for including quotes within a long-form story. The inclusion of quotes is optional.

Rules for long-form quotes

• Must only be used within the main content of a long-form page.

Options available

• Blockquotes
• Pull quotes

Blockquotes

Blockquotes are used to quote something within the flow of the article.

• This is the long-form specific style for blockquotes and must only be used on long-form pages.
• Should be used for longer quotes.

    

        

            

                

                    
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Pull quotes

Pull quotes are used to quote something from the flow of the article in a larger size to draw the reader into the article.

• Should be used for short quotes.

    

        

            

                

                    
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