# Blockquote We use blockquotes to emphasize citations. A quote appears differently from the main text to make it stand out. ## Guidelines - Quote someone’s literal written or oral text. - A quote has a width of half or a whole column of text. - The component adds the correct quotation marks. ## Relevant WCAG requirements - [WCAG 3.1.2](https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG21/Understanding/language-of-parts.html): if the citation is in a language other than that of the surrounding content, indicate so through the `lang` attribute.