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To resolve this, use the {{xtag|poem}} tag inside {{tag|blockquote|o}}:
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The simplest workaround for this is to use the {{xtag|poem}} tag inside {{tag|blockquote|o}}, which will convert line breaks to {{tag|br|s}} tags:
 
{{markup
 
{{markup
 
|<nowiki><blockquote><poem>
 
|<nowiki><blockquote><poem>
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Line 4
 
Line 4
 
</poem></blockquote>
 
</poem></blockquote>
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}}<noinclude>
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To markup actual paragraphs within block quotations, entire blank lines can be used between them, which will convert to {{tag|p}} tags:
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{{markup
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|<nowiki><blockquote>
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Paragraph 1
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Paragraph 2
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Paragraph 3
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</blockquote></nowiki>
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|<blockquote>
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Paragraph 1
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Paragraph 2
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Paragraph 3
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</blockquote>
 
}}<noinclude>
 
}}<noinclude>
  

Latest revision as of 13:01, 24 March 2017

The <blockquote> element and any templates that use it do not honor newlines:

Markup Renders as
<blockquote>
Line 1
Line 2
Line 3
Line 4
</blockquote>

Line 1 Line 2 Line 3 Line 4

The simplest workaround for this is to use the <poem> tag inside <blockquote>, which will convert line breaks to <br /> tags:

Markup Renders as
<blockquote><poem>
Line 1
Line 2
Line 3
Line 4
</poem></blockquote>
<poem>

Line 1 Line 2 Line 3 Line 4

</poem>

To markup actual paragraphs within block quotations, entire blank lines can be used between them, which will convert to <p>...</p> tags:

Markup Renders as
<blockquote>
Paragraph 1

Paragraph 2

Paragraph 3
</blockquote>

Paragraph 1

Paragraph 2

Paragraph 3

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