Template:Long quote/doc

This template is about tagging excessively long quotations inline. For styling a long quotation as an indented block, see Template:Blockquote.

This template may be used to add an inline, superscript tag to mark an excessively long quotation which should have its content integrated into the article text. Articles tagged with this template will be categorized into Category:Wikipedia articles with style issues.

Usage

{{long quote}}
{{long quote|reason=Your reason here.|date=August 2026}}

Parameters

There are two named parameters, both optional:

• |reason= – pop-up text to display when hovering over the tag (desktop mode only); default: too-lengthy quotation
• |date= – date (month + year) when the template was placed; example: |date=August 2026; no default

Example

Body text with "Really long quotation in it".{{long quote |reason=Foo bar baz.}} ⟶

Body text with "Really long quotation in it".

Template data

This is the TemplateData for this template used by TemplateWizard, VisualEditor and other tools. See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:Long quote in articles based on its TemplateData.

TemplateData for Long quote

This template is used to mark an excessively long quotation which should have its content integrated into the article text.

Template parameters

This template prefers inline formatting of parameters.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Month and year	date	Provides the month and year that the quote was tagged; e.g., 'January 2013', but not 'jan13' Auto value {{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}	String	suggested

See also

• {{over-quotation}}
• Wikipedia:Template messages/Sources of articles
• Wikipedia:Template messages/Cleanup

Redirects

• {{longquote}}
• {{lq}}