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This is a documentation subpage for Template:Imagequote (see that page for the template itself).
It contains usage information, categories and other content that is not part of the original template page.
Notice This template is less efficient than {{imagequote2}}. You may wish to use the newer version.

[edit] Usage

{{Imagequote|{{{1}}}|{{{2}}}}}
1 = Size of left margin desired
2 = Text of blockquote

[edit] Purpose and example

This template creates proper blockquotes when a left-aligned image would otherwise eliminate the left margin of the quoted text. A standard blockquote (or a template such as {{bquote}}) next to a left-aligned image, as with this code:

[[Image:William Hogarth 017.jpg|thumb|left|180px]]
Paragraph above
<blockquote>Blockquote text</blockquote>
Paragraph below

Produces this result:

Paragraph above

Blockquote text

Paragraph below

Notice that the blockquote does not have a proper left margin. Notice also that this problem does not exist with right-aligned images. The reason for the vanishing left-side margin are somewhat technical and boring (it has to do with CSS and the defaults of the MediaWiki software). When we use the {{Imagequote}} template, however, the proper left margin is added to the left side of the blockquote. Thus, the code:

[[Image:William Hogarth 017.jpg|thumb|left|180px]]
Paragraph above
{{Imagequote|210|Blockquote text}}
Paragraph below

Produces:

Paragraph above

Blockquote text

Paragraph below

Images used with this template should be given a specific width (in the example above, 180 px). The {{{1}}} variable should be the width of the image +30 (in the example above, 210 px).