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Playing with BLOCKQUOTE and CSS : Dressing up Your Quatations

Using the blockquote tag can result in really boring looking quotations. After all, the standard format for blockquoted text is to be indented on the right and left about 40px. That's it. But with CSS we can do better. We can create blockquoted text that pops from your Web page and makes your quotes a useful design element, and not just more indented text.

Add a Border

A simple way to improve blockquoted text is to add a border around it. This tells your readers that they are looking at something special. For example, this CSS will put a 2 pixel wide black border around all blockquotes in a document:

blockquote { border : 2px solid #000; }

And as with any CSS border, you can make it dotted or dashed, make it wide or narrow, and change the color to make it match your page.

Blockquote Widths

But don't just stop with the border, the width of a blockquote can be defined with CSS. If you don't define it, the browser will define it, and that can result in a blockquote that takes up your entire screen. It's a good idea to define the width of your quotations, and this style call will define all blockquotes as 200px wide:

blockquote { width: 200px; }

Aligning Your Blockquotes

Once you have a narrower blockquote, you'll want your other text to wrap around it and move up to it without crowding. This style sheet will define all blockquotes as 200 pixels wide, and floating on the right, so all text will flow around them to the left:

blockquote { width: 200px; float: right; }

But you'll also want to play with the margins and padding on your quotations if you're going to float them in the page so that there is not an excess of whitespace near your quotations:

blockquote { width: 200px; float: right; margin: 0px; padding: 10px; }

Blockquote Backgrounds

One of the easiest ways to get your quotations to stand out is to change the color of the background. Now, with CSS you can use an image as a background or you can simply change the color. Sometimes changing the color is all that is required to bring attention to your blockquote:

blockquote { background-color: #ccc; }

Add in Quotes to Your Blockquote

If you're using blockquote as it's supposed to be used, then you may need quotations to precede and follow the quotation. And with CSS2 you can do this (try this out in an XHTML compliant browser, like Mozilla or Firefox):

blockquote { quotes: "\201C" "\201D"; } blockquote:before { content: open-quote; font-weight: bold; } blockquote:after { content: close-quote; font-weight: bold; }

Putting it All Together

And here's what your entire completed style sheet looks like:

blockquote {
border : 2px solid #000;
width: 200px;
float: right;
margin: 0px;
padding: 10px;
background-color: #ccc;
quotes: "\201C" "\201D";
}
blockquote:before { content: open-quote; font-weight: bold; }
blockquote:after { content: close-quote; font-weight: bold; }
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Simple CSS Blockquotes and Pullquotes

A user-friendly blog layout encourages mere visitors to become readers, so maybe you want to spice things up a little… How about some sweet blockquotes and saucy pullquotes?

There is usually more than one way to skin a cat when it comes to CSS, but here’s my suggestion: 

Blockquotes

  • When to use blockquotes
    A blockquote is used when quoting text from another source, usually another blog or website. Blockquotes are intended to accommodate alarger amount of text, so as a rule of thumb, use blockquotes when you are quoting more than one or two sentences. Don’t forget to link back to the source.
  • Example
    In an article on Wisdump, J David Macor writes:

     

    Everyone knows to use block quotes as a way to highlight, well, a quote. And while this is a good technique to use, you should also try a pull quote every once in a while.

    As you can see, I went for the tried and tested over-sized quotation marks to give the blockquote some visual appeal.

  • Images
    You will need to create two images – the opening and closing quotation marks. What they look like is up to you!
  • The CSS
    .blockquote {
    background-image: url(images/open-quote.gif);
    background-repeat: no-repeat;
    background-position: left 5px;
    padding-left: 30px;
    font-style: italic;
    }
    .blockquote span {
    background-image: url(images/close-quote.gif);
    background-repeat: no-repeat;
    background-position: right bottom;
    display: block;
    padding-right: 30px;
    }
  • The HTML
    <blockquote><span>Everyone knows to use block quotes as a way to highlight, well, a quote. And while this is a good technique to use, you should also try a pull quote every once in a while.</span></blockquote>
    Note the span to accomodate the closing quotation marks.

Pullquotes

  • When to use pullquotes
    teasers intended to draw the attention of a viewerPullquotes are teasers intended to draw the attention of a viewer by giving a sneak preview of the content. They are quite common in magazines and newspapers and are usually short extracts from the article. Pullquotes are usually separated from the rest of the text by appearing in a bigger, or different font. They often contain surprising, interesting or important snippets, without giving too much away! A pullquote is a focal point on the page. Use them sparingly – more than one or two pullquotes per article, will defeat the purpose.
  • The problem…
    Unlike blockquotes, there is no HTML element for pullquotes. Since the text of a pullquote appears twice on the page (once in the article and once in the pullquote) you should try and distinguish between the two in your markup. I suggest using a heading element for the pullquote.
  • The CSS
    .pullquote {
    padding: 10px;
    float: right;
    width: 200px;
    margin-top: 10px;
    margin-bottom: 10px;
    margin-left: 20px;
    border-top-width: 2px;
    border-bottom-width: 2px;
    border-top-style: solid;
    border-bottom-style: solid;
    border-top-color: #694e1c;
    border-bottom-color: #694e1c;
    font-size: 16px;
    text-align: center;
    line-height: 36px;
    font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
    font-style: italic;
    font-weight: normal;
    }
  • The HTML
    <h4 class="pullquote">put the text for the pullquote here</h4>

The overall layout of the header, sidebar(s), navigation and footer is important for the success of any blog, but that’s not where it ends – don’t forget the layout of your text! A user-friendly content layout will engage visitors, encouraging them to read your blog.

Add your thoughts below!

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14 Amazing Examples To Customize Blockquote Style In Blogger!

Blockquotes with different stylesA block quote or block quotation is an extract in a written document, set off from the main text as a distinct. We all quote great authors but we all must present these great words in an extra ordinary way using a beautiful blockquote. We have created simple CSS codes for around 14 Blockquotes, which are outstanding in look and feel. These blockquotes will give you an idea on how to create your own customized blockquote for your blogs and web pages.

Have a Look at each one of them. Details of adding the blockquote to your blogs and websites are given in the implementation and customization section.

Blockquote With a Fancy Border and Owl Image

owl

 Blockquote Code:

blockquote { 
margin : 0 20px; 
padding: 60px 30px 40px 20px; 
background : #F1F8FE url(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_br9O1IaqEIMg-CdQSngzXqdNkzo9wNEVEoCeme-9GWp6CMvmTmNZ8fiXO9qcE4ofSk0vWTXvn_UdONZGm8F8V_Iv-KLCHqX9Air1EOus5H850QGQ5UN2DPc7FiZd_c7WYNLSNjwhyphenhyphentc/s400/owl.png) no-repeat 350px 5px; 
font: normal .9em "comic sans ms", Courier,"Times New Roman", Times, serif; 
color : #000; 
border-left: 8px dotted #DAB547;


blockquote p { 
margin: 0; 
padding-top:10px; 
}

Blockquote With a Purple Corner Label and Border At Bottom

Purple-Scanned-Copy

Blockquote Code:

.post blockquote { 
margin : 0 20px; 
padding: 70px 20px 20px 40px; 
background : #E4EAFE url(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT4LSyZxDO6eZtYpvcd9WtlBJ4Q1Zp-pe_o0IIn80R6-bmBuvBNAH7ZOKE8y0vzUjQqUshZrE7BhtfI1jIMJb4tySDJZ0b-YQRnA6GT2hVudINn2Qv1py1vihaQqFFmw6zhCXNfcO5nyg/s400/angular-purple.gif) no-repeat top left; 
font: bold 1em Helvetica, verdana, Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif; 
color : #000; 
border-bottom : 5px solid #435388; 
}

.post blockquote p { 
margin: 0; 
padding-top:10px; 
}

 

Jigsaw Blockquote With An Image At Right Corner

jigsaw

 Blockquote Code:

.post blockquote { 
margin : 0 20px; 
padding: 10px 20px 25px 20px; 
background : #9FCFFF url(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPcqv2PlO8QvuAg2JUXtPCxig0xUA4oDwe9OlvR0G7CtJjG5lgk-T25KVnXztO53DUv6UqX822jyH0_eSeWsfkKshnBiaYiLMAOXn0YFvsrp7lQMlUdUo889PXis9AxFyILPOhWL4uiR4/s400/block22.gif) no-repeat right bottom; 
font: bold .9em "comic sans ms", arial, Helvetica,verdana, Georgia; 
color : #484848; 
border: 5px dashed #fff; 
}

.post blockquote p { 
margin: 0; 
padding-top:10px; 
}

 

Blockquotes With Classic Left Borders

left-sided-brownish

 Blockquote Code:

.post blockquote { 
background: #F3F3F1 url(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ24jHTvtGjAe08ixUUq9WwT4yPuIJj0JaN2fxw6C95YrzfvdoKc1twn3q8hI8OmOY9ZMmoDRH7czhiittwZXAC4HTzp-ucOnqdiTdKYXegFDuC5f5m2H-DWw-ZEKo96UCqIeLxNOic90/s1600/comma-side-orange1.gif) ; 
background-position:; 
background-repeat:repeat-y; 
margin: 0 20px; 
padding: 20px 20px 10px 45px; 
font-size: 0.9em; 
font: italic 1.2em Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif; 

.post blockquote p { 
margin: 0; 
padding-top: 10px; 
}

 

left-sided-green-black

 Blockquote Code:

blockquote { 
background: #484B52 url(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3UAOdz8Nj-ZZOeVMFloNCZ_QvRnbxhm-4OD-AC0deKJy6GgR4LdR-iPsyp6szPN_43Vlcl1n1D2oFTczZwGGQMWDvQPU09zv8npZkBQvbR2Ziae0mBKNaKzC0a__u1C_wCp2dxf6Tqik/s1600/green-black-side.gif) ; 
background-position:; 
background-repeat:repeat-y; 
margin: 0 20px; 
padding: 20px 20px 20px 50px; 
color:#C7CACF; 
font: normal 0.9em Helvetica, verdana, serif, Georgia, "Times New Roman"; 

.post blockquote p { 
margin: 0; 
padding-top: 10px; 
}

 

Blockquote With A Brown Corner Label

Brown-Scanned-copy

 Blockquote Code:

.post blockquote { 
margin : 0 20px; 
padding: 20px 60px 80px 20px; 
background : #FEE4E3 url(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFptj91IUWejvBY9EIzwSFyR5-EuXciQLg_F7UUFNKm7IBKTnksa5G6Cs29I6YJgwNh8PeBAShPa5-vRds-ULYiTxDv8aKH-E16vHgd30CA5okm-snUK2bJ2-8dbaNodxBOHHkEi16UFs/s400/angular-right.gif) no-repeat bottom right; 
font: bold italic 1em  Georgia, verdana, Helvetica,  "Times New Roman", Times, serif; 
color : #000; 
border: 1px solid #DDD; 
}

.post blockquote p { 
margin: 0; 
padding-top:10px; 
}

 

Blockquotes With Inverted Commas

 commas-navy-blue Blockquote Code:

.post blockquote { 
  font: 18px normal Tahoma, sans-serif; 
  padding-top: 10px; 
  margin: 5px; 
  background: url(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEm_SRv_h4YM7meT8gmQRZT6mBTsA_bIN9Zx3VEk0u7iqZdnwEsq3dPcnBcpqIqAnPuMOJtljx3oHreh53RQdnnKFvRz-jwp0sWiCIhce4PlYti-Pwl68yuGsVGwtBviYOnWTAUDQLNz0/s400/comma-left.gif) no-repeat top left; 
  text-indent: 65px; 
  } 
  .post blockquote div { 
    display: block; 
    background: url(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF3oTEyC43rJHd8Qycpqd9t9qnhgV8m85J-T1zXz_Ezo7piMrWc93QWHlb7GBkbOOwdDupXOt8pU9XyFECbULUcIWlpag04FnSUzpRMMG0fwVptw7S8Wxf7r2GSocalZYWR76hlfL4cWs/s400/comma-right.gif) no-repeat bottom right; 
padding-bottom:10px; 
}

.post blockquote p { 
margin: 0; 
padding-top:10px; 
}

 

commas-orange

  Blockquote Code:

.post blockquote { 
  font: 18px normal Tahoma, sans-serif; 
  padding-top: 10px; 
  margin: 5px; 
  background: url(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYmhPiztrlmzk1_QfSSxy2l_J7vtlTdyEyi2ho4tfldQtcnvw9W1gYhoG_078JbcFDJIN4hbUft1CtgY54laru68ZovHNCB6ByGUP_TLZfORYuk3q1PfeT6ZV1RsaDBGUj6F3D0YmzteQ/s400/comma1-left.gif) no-repeat top left; 
  text-indent: 65px; 
  } 
  .post blockquote div { 
    display: block; 
    background: url(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaBI3lkiVuVkn5_vMF9kMepW2pakFlFVfCmHMq9DuMRzsJhi9AAg_EPpLTCbM9gFeAtKG4Kq5KhcVEqIbnGwL370sEqSg6Z5X8nsbtNLHrVxG_9kxrgMJp9Bb36dumdyrvIIUPu1xbl04/s400/comma1-right.gif) no-repeat bottom right; 
padding-bottom:10px; 
}

.post blockquote p { 
margin: 0; 
padding-top:10px; 
}

commas-hands

 Blockquote Code:

.post blockquote { 
  font:bold italic .9em  "comic sans ms", Tahoma, sans-serif; 
  padding-top: 25px; 
  margin: 5px; 
  background: url(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCOF7d1qknjIvZg7HYckrp5Z48mNQY88SeIwJSVRXs7QuNtO3si-NbSpKDoJgXBFxZo_ySIBDT5IXm5WtRQpc3Qd0OsidqPTWH-3mdWKBxtAVKAb1fJXEddzs9pCZyrhZXZXYjUsxmY2E/s400/left.gif) no-repeat top left; 
  text-indent: 65px; 
color:#6299E4; 
  } 
  .post blockquote div { 
    display: block; 
    background: url(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjukkAuMx8jiR7fT9xNzzPcM-Ommx5iCXMkMk0y4snMZaWnew3BpAkZuOgOkpsJ8N3CjwG2BAkjqvdp8gx3nDBntL65gOzshYKU38SZtjYK5AitgDG8TciGsPbdMHdVGr9UA1idT3n9Fo/s400/right.gif) no-repeat bottom right; 
padding-bottom:30px; 
}

.post blockquote p { 
margin: 0; 
padding-top:10px; 
}

commas-green  Blockquote Code:

.post blockquote { 
  font: italic 1em  "comic sans ms", Tahoma, sans-serif; 
  padding-top: 10px; 
  margin: 5px; 
  background: url(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijXqzhuKxYZNkck16MOskTnvHzNaM1Kk8npN4elATobG4iOoE5R-IMu46DPGSWLce5bLYOXKGIarDpXdmZlF-Jur4PMN-0lewKIw8Mrum19AfS4ygFyrlrxopNMKEXhe5c3N6LhIWF0wc/s400/comma2-left.gif) no-repeat top left; 
  text-indent: 65px; 
  } 
  .post blockquote div { 
    display: block; 
    background: url(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4sg0A6B8529sMWjfFdEvdhi_N9YQ_2SVhhps_-GhwVZm8SuyujJ6Ko8NTJIKCiF1u7G7q44ErWj7h4Ndws7-anzd-tc3I_Ep9xGdtUKso0fDvUrIgy-6ZbxDfiUdGKEJH3bQxOPgrwck/s400/comma2-right.gif) no-repeat bottom right; 
padding-bottom:10px; 
}

.post blockquote p { 
margin: 0; 
padding-top:10px; 
}

 

Blockquote With Well Aligned Image At Top

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Copyrighted-red

 Blockquote Code:

.post blockquote { 
margin : 0 20px; 
padding: 70px 20px 20px 20px; 
background : #E7E5DC url(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioRPkBFJqgJLUF4Pu94RydVkXKndkdu_tXQRbB35x0E6WdvYYMCpjgnQqXzSS6lugBVj-r3FTp-yEmGhcVl3Brcll9wHOclHeH4nsFcH2Jur03M3GaeN6bIXgagRmWO286NX9uv6nszt4/s1600/block333.gif) no-repeat top; 
font: normal 1em "comic sans ms",Helvetica, Courier,"Times New Roman", Times, serif; 
color : #000000; 
border-bottom : 7px solid #FF0000; 
}

.post blockquote p { 
margin: 0; 
padding-top:10px; 
}

 

Blockquote With Canopy Style Image At Top and Bottom

 

at-top-and-bottom

 Blockquote Code:

.post blockquote{ 
margin : 0 20px; 
padding: 50px 30px 50px 30px; 
background : #FFF url(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifZBQP3T_xKs3vjDY5xGULaF_JUHHPBNKYuRX-gqawD5JKxqd95u1peNr4QNtzlE3vitVSjwHeEEZ4xoCY5ZMerrN3j1l4HfOPpWI1SA3OuSlZjSEDm99hBIcELt_krjjZ2lYAjzMkkCM/s1600/BLOCK1-TOP.gif) no-repeat top; 
font: bold italic 1em Helvetica, verdana; 
color : #000; 
}

.post blockquote div{ 
background : #FFF url(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia5k_fiKDCjCjGPO7Kt0fR_3e6rsQezU4W5FFkmB5T-0SKVhp3BtPkqFZqnkXYbnUTEcYwUtgtZ00cqDjNGDzdb8Qo1a7xNZR9vmdIOdZATzdLejlsg_Fw_cTw_O6FMAgn1bqYzFedjVk/s1600/BLOCK1-BOTTOM.gif) no-repeat bottom; 
padding-bottom: 50px; 
}

.post blockquote p { 
margin: 0; 
padding-top:10px; 
}

 

Box Style Blockquote Surrounded By Borders

 

 Blockquote Code:

.post blockquote { 
margin : 0 20px; 
padding: 70px 20px 30px 20px; 
background : #E7E5DC url(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKm6uWV4lM9NPM5DOxTXAC2wn13F6PyfDqbMgjJwdxlVS5JF3qOhd-sVe6LRG24l5hEBJ7FTKFWnUwX1KFDft0Y8Nc9jwU4GkzdNZxGON-Ev7l2IA5YzBYLr4QwcALpL4TakXJSLgiziU/s400/block3331.gif) no-repeat top; 
font: bold .9em Helvetica, "comic sans ms",Courier,"Times New Roman", Times, serif; 
color : #343434; 
border-left : 7px solid #FF7802; 
border-right : 7px solid #FF7802; 
border-bottom : 7px solid #FF7802; 

.post blockquote p { 
margin: 0; 
padding-top:10px; 
}

 

 

The Monkey Man Blockquote!!!

Once you get an idea on how to use these blockquotes then you can create artistic and some funny blockquotes like the one below,monkey-man

 Blockquote Code:

.post blockquote{ 
margin : 0 35px; 
padding: 80px 0px 0px 0px; 
background : #E6F1FA url(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg61VdtbpiJjBkXPrS8KhUbFWj12yW50QPBPBWr_8KSAtayBvxouDTc2ICKwAT_qAik2R4DUyKHYO9-v-8OhvmwbWB7cQtxXxo2unv0VVj1jy2PHF1sEW2BZQ82hyJoLS6gTKEdoh66QmA/s400/head2.gif) no-repeat top; 
font: normal 1em "comic sans ms", Helvetica, verdana; 
color : #666; 
}

.post blockquote div{ 
background : #E6F1FA url(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSztN2BiVDokQI425n4P0q6w1QGRJkwIkQgu1_XysJiW9zXMN1cNO5QqiP1qbxtVIGWHIuPw6YlQjcmEfrx8Rc9Kz9AVEin-c0wbN2tFSSHrUfI8k0YYKjA3JcLClJYwkC0yDi2osbyzY/s400/head-bottom3.gif) no-repeat bottom; 
padding-bottom: 50px; 
}

.post blockquote p { 
margin: 0; 
padding: 20px; 
}

 

Implementation and Customization:-

Implementaion:-

Now To add One of these amazing and unique blockquotes to your blogs, do the following,

  1. Go to Blogger > Layout > Edit HTML
  2. Backup your template
  3. Search for .post blockquote and delete it along with all its occurrences. In most templates the codes look like this,
    .post-body blockquote { line-height:1.3em; } 
    OR 
    .post blockquote{ bla bla bla}
    If you couldn’t find such code then it is OK.
  4. Now search for ]]></b:skin> and just above ]]></b:skin> , paste the code for one of your favourite blockquotes. I am giving a sample code below

.post blockquote { 
margin : 0 20px; 
padding: 60px 30px 40px 20px; 
background : #F1F8FE url(Paste Image Link here) no-repeat 350px 5px; 
fontnormal .9em "comic sans ms", Courier,"Times New Roman", Times, serif; 
color : #000; 
border8px dotted #DAB547;


.post blockquote p { 
margin: 0; 
padding-top:10px; 
}

Customization:-

Important areas to be customized are bolded. Where,

  • padding: It refers to the distance of the text from blockquote borders. Which goes in this order –> Top Right Bottom Left 
  • background :- This includes Blockquote background color and image used in it. The six digit value is the background color and image link is inserted in place of bolded text in this part-> url(Paste Image Link here)
  • font :- It includes font stylesize and type respectively. Match the colours with the code above for reference.
  • color :- This refers to text colour. You can use a different font colour using our color chart
  • border :- This refers to border widthstyle and colour respectively.
  • All other blockquotes can be customized in similar way.

     5.      After customizing finally save your template and preview it to see the interesting new change.

Note:- For Blockquotes with inverted commascanopy style and the Monkey Man, there is a little more coding required. Read below

Guide:- For above mentioned blockquotes you need to add some extra tags inside blogger editor as explained below,

Now Whenever you have written a Quote inside the compose mode of Blogger Editor simply switch to the HTML mode and add two tags i.e <div> and </div> between the blockquote tags as demonstrated below,

<blockquote><div>Your Quote Will Be Here</div></blockquote>

 

Play With Each Blockquote Code!

To get more used to the codes above you need to play with some CSS using our HTML Editor.

Inside MBT HTML Editor paste the any of the blockquote codes above between <style> and</style>  and just below </style> paste this code,

<blockquote>Write Anything Here As a Text</blockquote>

For example for the Owl Blockquote paste the codes in this pattern,

<style>

blockquote { 
margin : 0 20px; 
padding: 60px 30px 40px 20px; 
background : #F1F8FE url(file:///c:/Documents%20and%20Settings/mustafa.MYBLOGGERTRICKS/Desktop/blockquote/owl-icon-48.png) no-repeat 350px 5px; 
font: normal .9em "comic sans ms", Courier,"Times New Roman", Times, serif; 
color : #000; 
border-left: 8px dotted #DAB547;


blockquote p { 
margin: 0; 
padding-top:10px; 
}

</style>

<blockquote>Write Anything Here As a Text</blockquote>

 

Start Playing! :- MBT HTML EDITOR

 

That’s All!

I have created all images with text “Copyrighted Coding” or “Scanned Copy” etc. If you want to write something else than use my images as reference size to create your own custom images.

I will publish two consecutive posts where I will share a blockquote with auto number listand a blockquote with a blinking bulb! Make sure you subscribe to be updated about latest CSS and HTML tricks related to Blogger.

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Quotes Blogger Custimization

 


We're going to learn how to customize the quotes in Blogger. By customize, I mean changing the looks of it, giving it some color, borders, background.....changing size of it, font, style...

WHAT ARE QUOTES?
Quotes are used for quoting. Heh. Quoting defines:

► repeating or copying the words of another, usually with acknowledgment of the source
► citing or referring for illustration or proof
► repeating a brief passage or excerpt

DEFAULT QUOTES IN BLOGGER AND HOW TO USE THEM
Default quotes ain't much of a fun. Really. They are rather dull. And blank.
When you're composing the Post, and want to make a quotation, you will:

► highlight the part of the text that will be a quote
► and click on the quote button in the Blogger toolbar
This will change highlighted part into a quote, with a default design, and that is:
It just added some margins to it....not fun at all. I told you so.

SO, WHAT CAN WE DO?
Well, a lot! First, let's see what part of the code (CSS style) we have to play with....
.post blockquote {
margin:1em 20px;
}
.post blockquote p {
margin:.75em 0;
}
...that's the one! You can find it easily going to LAYOUT ► EDIT HTML ► and scroll until you find it (use CTRL + F to make it easier)...
...yours may be a bit different (if you have customized template), but it will be something like that...

I'll show you a few examples, and in each one, you will have to DELETE the code from above, and REPLACE it with the one from example.

◄ Borders, font styles and colors ►
Example 1Example 2Example 3Example 4
backgroundbackgroundbackgroundbackground
Example 1.
.post blockquote {
border-top: 1px solid #FF82AB;
border-left: 1px solid #FF82AB;
border-right: 2px solid #FF82AB;
border-bottom: 2px solid #FF82AB;
background: #ffffff;
margin: 6px 20px 6px 20px;
padding: 8px 8px 8px 8px;
font-size: 1em;
font-style:italic;
line-height:1.4em;
}
Example 2.
.post blockquote {
border:1px dashed #DC143C;
background: #EEE0E5;
margin: 6px 10px 6px 10px;
padding: 8px 8px 8px 8px;
font-size: 1em;
font-style:italic;
line-height:1.4em;
}
Example 3.
.post blockquote {
color:#EE9A00;
border:5px dotted #000000;
background: #ffffff;
margin: 6px 6px 6px 6px;
padding: 8px 8px 8px 8px;
font-size: 1em;
line-height:1.4em;
}
Example 4.
.post blockquote {
color:#00CED1;
border-top: 2px solid #000000;
border-left: 2px solid #000000;
border-right: 1px solid #000000;
border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;
background: #ffffff;
margin: 6px 0px 6px 0px;
padding: 8px 8px 8px 8px;
font-size: 1em;
line-height:1.4em;
}
...these are just examples, so you can see what variables you can adjust....
...change the colors (hex values)...change border styles...
...font size, font style (italic), font color (color)...
...margins (the space between box and the post content)...
...padding (space between quote text and the borders)...

◄ Picture in the quotes ►
Example 1Example 2Example 3Example 4
backgroundbackgroundbackgroundbackground
Example 1.
.post blockquote {
color:#666666;
background: #ffffff url(http://i39.tinypic.com/154iuq9.jpg);
background-position:top left;
background-repeat:no-repeat;
margin: 6px 6px 6px 6px;
padding: 8px 0px 8px 74px;
font-size: 14px;
font-style:italic;
line-height:1.4em;
}
Example 2.
.post blockquote {
border-top: 1px solid #FFF;
border-left: 1px solid #FFF;
border-right: 1px solid #666666;
border-bottom: 1px solid #666666;
background: #000000 url(http://i37.tinypic.com/23tgzfk.jpg);
background-position:top left;
background-repeat:repeat-y;
margin: 0 20px;
padding: 10px 20px 10px 45px;
font-size: 0.9em;
}
Example 3.
.post blockquote {
background: #ffffff url(http://i44.tinypic.com/slh4yu.jpg);
background-repeat:no-repeat;
background-position:top center;
margin: 6px 6px 6px 6px;
padding: 8px 36px 8px 40px;
font-size: 14px;
line-height:1.4em;
}
Example 4.
.post blockquote {
color:#000000;
background: #ffffff url(http://i41.tinypic.com/24fh84w.jpg);
margin: 6px 6px 6px 6px;
padding: 8px 6px 8px 6px;
font-size: 14px;
line-height:1.4em;
}
...remember to change the URL address of the pic with your own...
...you have lots of options here....be creative...change....
...trial and error...
...read some more about background pictures is Blogger...

If you have some doubts/questions, just ask....

Smile!

 

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