Quote

This document is part of the WordPress block reference and is intended for developers.

Give quoted text visual emphasis. “In quoting others, we cite ourselves.” — Julio Cortázar

This block is available in the latest version of WordPress and does not require the Gutenberg plugin.

Last updated

March 13, 2025

Category: Text

For developers

View source on GitHub

Block Attributes

Optional. Type: Object.

Attributes provide the structured data needs of a block. They can exist in different forms when they are serialized, but they are declared together under a common interface.

Documentation

{
  "value": {
    "type": "string",
    "source": "html",
    "selector": "blockquote",
    "multiline": "p",
    "default": "",
    "role": "content"
  },
  "citation": {
    "type": "rich-text",
    "source": "rich-text",
    "selector": "cite",
    "role": "content"
  },
  "textAlign": {
    "type": "string"
  }
}

Block Supports

Optional. Type: Object.

A set of options that enables or disables block controls in the editor, for example gradient colors or padding.

Documentation

{
  "anchor": true,
  "align": [
    "left",
    "right",
    "wide",
    "full"
  ],
  "html": false,
  "background": {
    "backgroundImage": true,
    "backgroundSize": true,
    "__experimentalDefaultControls": {
      "backgroundImage": true
    }
  },
  "__experimentalBorder": {
    "color": true,
    "radius": true,
    "style": true,
    "width": true,
    "__experimentalDefaultControls": {
      "color": true,
      "radius": true,
      "style": true,
      "width": true
    }
  },
  "dimensions": {
    "minHeight": true,
    "__experimentalDefaultControls": {
      "minHeight": false
    }
  },
  "__experimentalOnEnter": true,
  "__experimentalOnMerge": true,
  "typography": {
    "fontSize": true,
    "lineHeight": true,
    "__experimentalFontFamily": true,
    "__experimentalFontWeight": true,
    "__experimentalFontStyle": true,
    "__experimentalTextTransform": true,
    "__experimentalTextDecoration": true,
    "__experimentalLetterSpacing": true,
    "__experimentalDefaultControls": {
      "fontSize": true
    }
  },
  "color": {
    "gradients": true,
    "heading": true,
    "link": true,
    "__experimentalDefaultControls": {
      "background": true,
      "text": true
    }
  },
  "layout": {
    "allowEditing": false
  },
  "spacing": {
    "blockGap": true,
    "padding": true,
    "margin": true
  },
  "interactivity": {
    "clientNavigation": true
  }
}

Transforms

Optional. Type: Object.

Transforms provide rules for what a block can be transformed from and what it can be transformed to.

Documentation

Transforms from: Pullquote. Any.

Transforms to: Pullquote. Paragraph. Group.

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Block Attributes