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# Adding Quotes in Markdown
- URL: https://itsfoss.com/markdown-quotes/
- Published: 2023-02-13T06:01:48.000Z
- Updated: 2025-08-04T07:25:03.000Z
- Description: It's dead simple to add quotes in Markdown with the ? symbol. Here are some examples of adding quotes in Markdown syntax.
- Author: Abhishek Prakash
- Tags: Markdown

Adding quote text or blockquotes is easy with Markdown. To convert it to a quoted text, you need to add a '**\>**' **(greater than) symbol** before a line/text.

It is that simple. However, it would help to see some examples using quotes in a Markdown document in different situations.

Let me take you through some examples where I use the Markdown syntax required to add quotes.

## A Single Quote

Add the symbol to whatever you write, and there you have it.

It should look like this:

![screenshot to add a quote in Markdown](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/02/single-quote.png)

Adding a quote (Click to enlarge)

Here's what I wrote for the document:

```
> This is a quote.
```

## Continuing the Blockquote for New Line

Assuming that you know [how to add a new line in Markdown](https://itsfoss.com/markdown-new-line/), you can continue with the same blockquote until you press ENTER key twice to change the paragraph.

![screenshot showing continued blockquote by using just one > symbol in the first line](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/02/blockquote-continued.png)

Continuing with the blockquote without paragraph change (Click to enlarge)

The code for this is:

```
> This is a quote.  
New line where the blockquote continues without the > symbol.  
Still continues if you do not change the paragraph in Markdown.
```

You can utilize this for a paragraph with multiple lines reducing the number of > symbols needed.

## Continuing the Blockquote (Cleaner Way)

The Markdown syntax in the document helps clarify what we want as our end result.

In cases like the above, if someone else gets to edit your Markdown document, they might think that the first line is a quote, and the rest of them are not. Depends on what they interpret.

So, one might add a paragraph break after the first line. 

**To make it obvious**, use the > symbol for every line you want to continue as a blockquote.

Here's what it looks like:

![](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/02/blockquote-continue-clean.png)

And the code for it is:

```
> This is a quote.  
> New line where the blockquote continues with the > symbol.  
> Still continues if you do not change the paragraph in Markdown.
```

## Nested Blockquote

If you want to add another quote inside a blockquote, you need to add multiple > symbols as per the level of quotes added.

For instance, if you need three levels of nested blockquote lines. Here's what it looks like:

![nested blockquote](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/02/nested-blockquote.png)

Nested blockquotes (click to enlarge)

The code for that looks like:

```
> First line 
>> Second line
>>> Third line
```

Unfortunately, some Markdown editors, like Apostrophe on Linux, did not detect nested blockquotes.

In such cases, you might have to press ENTER once every line to get a nested blockquote. However, it may not make much sense to do that. 

It will look like this:

![](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/02/nested-blockquote-enter.png)

## Multiple Blockquotes in a Document

Having multiple blockquotes in a document is no big deal.

However, you need to ensure that you add a paragraph brake to notice the blockquote clearly.

![multiple blockquotes](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/02/multiple-quotes.png)

Multiple blockquotes in a document (Click to enlarge)

The code for this:

```
This is a sample paragraph talking about nothing. But, for the sake of an example, weird but okay.

> Here we have a blockquote.

Tying just another paragraph so we could add a blockquote after this to see how this looks like.

> This is the second blockquote
```

## Blockquotes in Everything Else

Whether you are working with a list or simply want the formatted text within a blockquote, there can be a variety of other applications for it per your requirements.

Maybe you are just [linking a text](https://itsfoss.com/markdown-links/) and then adding a quote to show an excerpt.

Here's an **example of a blockquote within a list:**

![screenshot of blockquote used inside list](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/02/quote-in-list.png)

Blockquote inside a list (click to enlarge)

The code for it looks like this:

```
* List 1
* List 2
* >Quote text within a list
```

## More on Markdown

So, now you know the basic Markdown syntax for using quotes. You can always [refer to our Markdown guide](https://itsfoss.com/markdown-guide/), which has a free cheatsheet, too.

[Basic Markdown Syntax Explained \[With Free Cheat Sheet\]Learning markdown could help you a lot with writing for web. Here’s a complete beginner’s guide to Markdown syntax with downloadable cheat sheet.![](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/icon/android-chrome-192x192-583.png)It's FOSSBill Dyer![](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/thumbnail/markdown.png)](https://itsfoss.com/markdown-guide/)

On a related note, you would probably like to [know about creating tables in Markdown](https://itsfoss.com/markdown-table/).

[How to Create Tables in MarkdownYou can totally create tables in Markdown. The syntax may seem overwhelming at first but it’s not that complicated.![](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/icon/android-chrome-192x192-584.png)It's FOSSAbhishek Prakash![](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/thumbnail/markdown-tables.png)](https://itsfoss.com/markdown-table/)

You can use the blockquote functionality for numerous things. So, what are you going to use it for? Share your thoughts in the comments down below.