{!quotes-intro.md!}
{start_tabs}
{tab|via-compose-box-buttons}
{!start-composing.md!}
-
(optional) Select the text you want to format.
-
Click the Quote () icon at the bottom of the compose box to insert quote block formatting.
!!! tip ""
You can also use the **Quote** (<i class="zulip-icon zulip-icon-quote"></i>)
icon to remove existing quote formatting from the selected text.
{tab|via-markdown}
{!start-composing.md!}
- To create a multi-line quote, type
>followed by a space and some text:
> a multi-line
quote on two lines
To create a multi-paragraph quote, use triple backticks and the word quote (````quote`) followed by some text and triple backticks at the end:
```quote
A multi-paragraph
quote in two paragraphs
```
{end_tabs}
{!quotes-examples.md!}