This template displays quoted text in two columns. It is useful where text may be presented in original and translated versions.

Usage

This template may be added by copy-pasting the template as shown below into an article.

{{Quote2col
|width=
|lmargin
|bgcolor= 
|hdalign=
|gutter
|header= 
|quote1= 
|quote2= 
}}

Parameters

Parameter	Explanation
width	Set the table width in px, em or %
lmargin	Set the table left margin in px, em or %
bgcolor	Set the table background color; defaults to transparent The color of the WP left sidebar with the default Monobook skin is #F9F9F9 The WP article background with the default Monobook skin is #F8FCFF For the default table background, set background= with no value See web colors and list of colors for more. Please ensure that the result will be readable by people with color blindness, and those with visual disabilities. The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines recommend a contrast ratio of at least 5:1 for text — use this Contrast ratio calculator to help determine if the colors you choose will be visible to everyone.
hdalign	Set the horizontal alignment for the header to left, center or right; defaults to left.
gutter	Spacing between quote1 and quote2 in px, em or %
header	Text of the header row
quote1	Text of the left quote box; line breaks are maintained Formatting such as font size, color and other attributes may be included by using <span>...</span> or <font>...</font> tags Line padding my be handled by including non-breaking spaces or by using {{pad}} Indentation may be added with {{indent}} Images may be included by formatting them in the proper syntax.
quote2	Text of the right quote box; formatted the same as quote1

Example

Sample input:

 {{Quote2col
 |header='''Pfadfinder und Pfadfinderinnen Österreichs'''
 |quote1=I promise on my honour
 To do my best
 To serve God and my country
 To help my fellow people
 And to live according our Law.
 |quote2=Ich verspreche bei meiner Ehre,
 dass ich mein Bestes tun will,
 Gott und meinem Vaterland zu dienen,
 meinen Mitmenschen zu helfen
 und nach unseren Gesetzen zu leben.
 }}
 

and appearance:

Pfadfinder und Pfadfinderinnen Österreichs
I promise on my honour To do my best To serve God and my country To help my fellow people And to live according our Law.		Ich verspreche bei meiner Ehre, dass ich mein Bestes tun will, Gott und meinem Vaterland zu dienen, meinen Mitmenschen zu helfen und nach unseren Gesetzen zu leben.

Example with fancy indenting

Here is a fancier example, which does indentation better when columns are very narrow, at the cost of more-complicated specification:

 {{quote2col
 |gutter=10px
 |lmargin=1em
 |quote1=<div style='margin-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em'>ξεῖνε, Φιλίταϲ εἰμί·  λόγων ὁ ψευδόμενόϲ με</div><div style='margin-left: 3em; text-indent: -2em'>ὥλεϲε καὶ νυκτῶν φροντίδεϲ ἑϲπέριοι</div>
 |quote2=<div style='margin-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em'>''{{transl|el|ISO|Xeîne, Philítas eimí. Lógōn ho pseudómenós me}}''</div><div style='margin-left: 3em; text-indent: -2em'>''{{transl|el|ISO|hṓlese kaì nyktôn phrontídes hespérioi}}''</div>
 }}

and appearance:

ξεῖνε, Φιλίταϲ εἰμί·  λόγων ὁ ψευδόμενόϲ με ὥλεϲε καὶ νυκτῶν φροντίδεϲ ἑϲπέριοι		Xeîne, Philítas eimí. Lógōn ho pseudómenós me hṓlese kaì nyktôn phrontídes hespérioi