Blockquotes in Markdown

The blockquotes refers to the quotes that requires a special attention from the normal text. The blockquotes can be specified using the greater than symbol (>) at the starting line. It highlights the text and converts it to the italic form. It is used in magazine articles, newspapers, etc. to attract the attention of a reader.

For example,

Output:

Syntax

There should be one tab space between the greater than symbol and the text. Otherwise, it will be considered as a normal text rather than the blockquotes.

Examples

Let's consider two examples based on blockquotes.

Example 1:

We should daily read an interesting and motivational quote.

> "Hard work and smart work together helps people to achieve their goals."

Output:

Example 2:

Markdown is not a difficult and lengthy language to learn and practice.
Instead:
> "Markdown is a simple and easy plaintext language with limited number of commands."

Output: