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A block quotation (also known as a long quotation or extract) is a quotation in a written document that is set off from the main text as a paragraph, or block of text, and typically distinguished visually using indentation and a different typeface or smaller size font. This is in contrast to setting it off with quotation marks in a run-in quote. Block quotations are used for long quotations. The Chicago Manual of Style recommends using a block quotation when extracted text is 100 words or more, or approximately six to eight lines in a typical manuscript.[1]
- ^ "Quotations and Dialogue (Chapter 13)". The Chicago Manual of Style Online (17th ed.). Chicago, Illinois: University of Chicago Press. 2017. pp. 13.22–13.24. ISBN 978-0-226-28705-8.
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