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==== Quoted paragraph

You can turn a single paragraph into a blockquote by:

. surrounding it with double quotes
. adding an optional attribution (prefixed with two dashes) below the quoted text

.Quoted paragraph syntax
[source]
----
include::ex-quote.adoc[tag=abbr]
----

.Result: Quoted paragraph
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include::ex-quote.adoc[tag=abbr]
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==== Air quotes

{air-ref}[Air quotes^] are two double quotes on each line, emulating the gesture of making quote marks with two fingers on each hand.

[source]
----
include::ex-quote.adoc[tag=air]
----

.Result: Air quotes
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include::ex-quote.adoc[tag=air]
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==== Markdown-style blockquotes

Asciidoctor supports Markdown-style blockquotes.

.Markdown-style blockquote syntax
[source,markdown]
----
include::ex-quote.adoc[tag=md]
----

.Result: Markdown-style blockquote
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include::ex-quote.adoc[tag=md]
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Like Markdown, Asciidoctor supports block content inside the blockquote, including nested blockquotes.

[source,markdown]
.Markdown-style blockquote containing block content
....
include::ex-quote.adoc[tag=md-alt]
....

Here's how this conversation renders.

.Result: Markdown-style blockquote with block content
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include::ex-quote.adoc[tag=md-alt]
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