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==Usage==
'''{{tl|Centered pull quote}}''' is a template meant for [[pull quote]]s, the visually distinctive ''repetition'' of text that is ''already present'' in the same article.  In most cases, this is not appropriate for use in encyclopedia articles.

*  <font color="red">'''NOTE''': This template should '''not be used''' for quotations</font> if they are not repeated elsewhere in the main text. The [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style#Quotations|Manual of Style]] recommendation is:
** For visually distinctive quotation, use {{tl|Quotation}} template.
** For long quotations, use the HTML &lt;[[blockquote]]&gt; element, such as through the use of the {{tl|Quote}} or {{tl|quote box}} template.
* Pull quotes work best when used with short sentences, and at the start or end of a section, as a hint of the section's content.
* For shorter pull quotes of 50 words or fewer in a similar style, consider using {{tl|Rquote}} which sets the quote off to either the right or left as in a magazine [[Sidebar (publishing)|sidebar]].  This can be effective on [[WP:ESSAY|essay]] pages and [[WP:WIKIPROJECT|WikiProject]] homepages.

===Syntax===
# <code><nowiki>{{centered pull quote|quote text}}</nowiki></code>
# <code><nowiki>{{centered pull quote|quote text|author=author or speaker}}</nowiki></code>
# <code><nowiki>{{centered pull quote|quote text|author=author or speaker|source=title of article, speech, book, etc.}}</nowiki></code>

===Parameters===
; Parameter 1: text of the quote; use <code><nowiki><br /></nowiki></code> between paragraphs.
: '''''Required'''''
: '''Note''': if the quote text contains one or more "=" (equal signs), then the template must be called as <nowiki>{{centered pull quote|</nowiki>'''<span style="color:red;">1=</span>'''<nowiki>quote text}}</nowiki> (see [[m:Help:Templates#Equals sign in parameter value|"Equals sign in parameter value"]])
; author: Name of the person that wrote or spoke the text being quoted. Can include wiki syntax.
; source: Source of the quote (publication title, speech, etc.). Can include wiki syntax.
; bgcolor: The color of the background.
; wide: When set to "yes", the quote expands to the entire width of the page. Useful for small quotes, but may clash with other floating objects, such as infoboxes.

===Simple example===
<pre>{{centered pull quote|quote text}}</pre>
{{centered pull quote|To be, or not to be.}}

===Sourced example===
<pre>{{
centered pull quote|Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving.
|author=[[Albert Einstein]]
|source=in a letter to his son<ref>[[Walter Isaacson]], ''Einstein: His Life and Universe'' (2007), p. 367.</ref>
}}</pre>

{{centered pull quote|Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving.
|author=[[Albert Einstein]]
|source=in a letter to his son<ref>[[Walter Isaacson]], ''Einstein: His Life and Universe'' (2007), p. 367.</ref>
}}

{{Reflist}}

===Other examples===
<pre>{{centered pull quote|1=F=ma|author=[[Isaac Newton]]}}</pre>
(the ''1='' is necessary as quote text contains an equal sign)
{{cquote|1=F=ma|author=[[Isaac Newton]]}}

<pre>{{centered pull quote|1=Thus:
:<math>E=mc^2</math>|author=[[Albert Einstein]]}}</pre>
(quote text contains an equal sign and math syntax)
{{centered pull quote|1=Thus:
:<math>E=mc^2</math>|author=[[Albert Einstein]]}}

==See also==
{{Quotation templates see also}}

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