Template:Talk quote inline

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Template {{talk quote inline}} (a.k.a. {{talk quotation}} or the shortcut {{tq}}) is used on talk pages (and in Wikipedia process pages, e.g. noticeboards) to highlight a short excerpt of quoted material of other editors' comments or from an article or source.

Usage

To quote a multi-paragraph excerpt or other block content instead of an inline entry, use {{talk quote block}} (a.k.a. {{talkquote}} or the shortcut {{tq2}}) (for "talk quote, option 2").

To format examples, especially when using quotation marks or italics could be confusing and an inline typeface change is needed, use {{xt}} or one of its subtemplates (used frequently in the Manual of Style).

By default, the template changes the given text to serif typeface and green color. The accompanying change in typeface to a serif (roman) or italic type style (example text) is to make it fully accessible for those readers with red/green color blindness.

This template is not intended for use in articles, and displays an error message if it is used in the article namespace.

Parameters

|1= The text to highlight with the template. As with all templates, when the text, given as the template parameter, contains an equals character (=), prefixing the text with |1= is required to ensure the character is correctly interpreted as being part of the normal text; otherwise it will break the template. Incorrect usages (no |1= where needed or outright no text) are tracked in Category:Pages incorrectly using the talk quote inline template (113).

|italic=yes or |i=yes will force the content to be green and italicised only (no change to serif font style); any value may be used, e.g. |i=y. This is typically used inside a block of text that is already serif-styled to make the highlighted text stand out better.

|title= takes text, which cannot be marked up in any way, and displays it as a pop-up "tooltip" (in most browsers) when the cursor hovers over the span. The most common use of this is to provide attribution.

|q=yes or |quotes=yes adds quotation marks around the colored text.

Examples

What you write: ...when you said, {{tq|Lorem ipsum '''dolor''' sit}}, and, {{tq|consectetur adipiscing elit|i=yes|title=This is a tooltip}}.
What you get: ...when you said, Lorem ipsum dolor sit, and, consectetur adipiscing elit.
What you write: ...when you said, {{tq|Lorem ipsum '''dolor''' sit|q=yes}}, and, {{tq|consectetur adipiscing elit|q=yes|i=yes|title=This is a tooltip}}.
What you get: ...when you said, Lorem ipsum dolor sit, and, consectetur adipiscing elit.

(Run your mouse over the words "consectetur adipiscing elit" and in a second you will see a tooltip pop up next to the mouse cursor which says, "This is a tooltip".)

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Highlights a short excerpt of quoted material of other editors' comments or from an article or source

Template parameters[Edit template data]
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Text	`1`	Text to highlight	Content	required
Title	`title`	Takes text, which cannot be marked up in any way, and displays it as a pop-up "tooltip" (in most browsers) when the cursor hovers over the span. The most common use of this is to provide attribution.	String	optional
Italic?	`italic` `i`	Makes the content italicised and the same sans-serif font as normal text	Boolean	optional
Quotes?	`quotes` `q`	Use 'yes' or any non-blank value to add quotation marks around the colored text	Boolean	optional

Inline talk templates

Template P? Example shortcut Output Notes

Thread level

{{Moved talk}} Y {{Moved talk|Dresden}} Moved: was at Talk:Dresden Used at the thread's current location

{{Moved talk to}} Y {{Moved talk to|Berlin}} Moved to: Talk:Berlin Used at the thread's former location

{{Thread retitled}}

{{Thread retitled|Old title}}

Thread retitled from Old title.

Per Wikipedia:Talk page guidelines#Section headings

Opening

{{Summoned by bot}} N {{sbb}} (Summoned by bot) Can be used in requests for comment

{{Buttinsky}} N {{Buttinsky}} ^{( Buttinsky)} A variation of {{Talk page stalker}}

{{Edit conflict}} {{ec}} (edit conflict) To indicate that you encountered an edit conflict

{{Interrupted}} Y {{Interrupted|User|21:07, 7 February 2026 (UTC)}} — User 21:07, 7 February 2026 (UTC) — continues after insertion below Used to identify the contributor of the upper fragment(s) of a comment that was broken up by a different contributor's insertion of text

{{Non-admin comment}} {{nacmt}} (Non-administrator comment) Optional and only for own comments, see doc

{{Pinged}} N {{Pinged}} (pinged) Indicates a notification was received

{{Responding to ping}} N {{rtp}} (responding to ping) Similar to {{pinged}}

{{Talk page stalker}} {{tps}} (talk page stalker) Cf. Wikipedia:Talk page stalker

{{Talk page watcher}} {{tpw}} (talk page watcher) Ditto

Notifications N

{{Hidden ping}} Y {{hp|Username}} Invisible notification utilizing the zero-width space character

{{Ping group}} Y {{pinggroup|Example:|User 1|User 2|...}} Example: (User 1—User 2—...) Up to 10 usernames

{{Pong}} Y {{pong|Username}} Username: In reply to a ping

{{Reply to}} Y {{re|Username}}/
{{ping|Username}} @Username: Sends a notification; up to 50 names

{{To}} Y {{To|Username}} To editor Username: Sends a notification

During

{{subst:Arbitrary break}} N {{subst: Arbitrarybreak}} ======(arbitrary break)====== Requires substitution

{{subst:Bump}} N {{subst:Bump}} Bumping thread ~~~~ Requires subst. A wrapper for {{do not archive until}}

{{FBDB}} N {{FBDB}} ^[FBDB] An initialism for Friendly Banter – Don't Block

{{KISS}} N {{KISS}} KISS References the KISS principle politely

{{No ping}} Y {{np|Username}} Username Works like {{U}} but without triggering a notification

{{No ping2}} Y {{np2|Username}} Username (talk · contribs) Works like {{User}} but without triggering a notification

{{Notelist-talk}} {{tnote}} _{[not shown here]} Creates a list of footnotes for a talk page discussion

{{Notelist-talk-collapsed}} {{NLTC}} _{[not shown here]} A convenience collapsed wrapper around {{Notelist-talk}} to save space

{{Outdent}}

{{od|:::::}}

For out-denting a reply when indention gets too deep

{{Outdent2}} {{od2}} (←) Alternative out-denting

{{Reflist-talk}} {{tref}} _{[not shown here]} Creates a list of references for a talk page discussion

{{Relevant discussion}}

{{reldis|Talk:Berlin}}

Relevant discussion at

→ Talk:Berlin

Creates links to related discussions in a visually unique way

{{Sock vote}} Y {{sock vote|Username}} ( Blocked sockpuppet of Username) To mark a vote/comment cast by sockpuppet. More parameters exist and can be viewed at the template documentation.

{{Sources-talk}} {{Sources-talk}} _{[not shown here]} A convenience collapsed wrapper around {{Reflist-talk}} to save space

{{Talkfact}} "Example"{{talkfact}} "Example"^{[citation needed]} Used to quickly ask an editor to back up their claims

{{Talk quote inline}} Y {{tq|"Example"}} "Example" To highlight a short excerpt of quoted material

{{Talk quote inline italic}} Y {{tqi|"Example"}} "Example" "

{{Not talk quote inline}} Y {{!tq|"Example"}} "Example" To highlight a short excerpt of quoted material someone didn't say but could have, or perhaps, should have

{{Not talk quote inline italic}} Y {{!tqi|"Example"}} "Example" "

{{Talk quote block}}

{{tqb|"Example"}}

"Example"

To highlight a longer excerpt of quoted material

{{Talk quote block
minimalist}}

{{tqbm|Example}}

Example

A longer excerpt of quoted material, with less highlighting

End

{{Please sign inline}} N {{please}} (Please remember to sign your posts on talk pages by typing four keyboard tildes like this: ~~~~. Or, you can use the [ reply ] button, which automatically signs posts.)

{{subst:Please ping}} {{Please ping}} (please mention me on reply) Includes your username if substituted, but can be transcluded. Use {{Please ping|no}} to ask not to be pinged.

{{Not watching}} N {{nw}} (I am not watching this page, so please ping me if you want my attention.)

{{subst:Notifyme}} N {{subst:pingme}} If you reply here, please put {{reply|your username will show up here}} in front of your message so I get a notification. Thank you! Requires substitution. Will automatically add your username by substituting {{REVISIONUSER}} when you save.

{{subst:Request ping}} Y {{subst:repi|Example}} If you reply here, please ping me by adding {{u|Example}} to your message, and signing it. Requires subst

{{Signote}} {{sg}} _{Please leave me a note if you reply}

{{Watching}} N {{Watching}} (I am watching this page, so please reply here.)

Humor disclosure (See the humor disclosure templates here.)

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