{"id":2098,"date":"2016-11-20T14:18:48","date_gmt":"2016-11-20T14:18:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cssreset.com\/?p=2098"},"modified":"2016-11-20T14:18:48","modified_gmt":"2016-11-20T14:18:48","slug":"7-css-snippets-to-style-blockquotes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cssdeck.com\/blog\/7-css-snippets-to-style-blockquotes\/","title":{"rendered":"7 CSS Snippets to Style Blockquotes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Blockquotes are HTML elements that are meant to isolate a long quote or block of text. In terms of styling, they present developers and designers with opportunities to get creative with their designs, because they can be styled in so many different ways. Take a look at some of our favorite ways to style blockquotes below.<\/p>\n<p>1. <a href=\"http:\/\/codepen.io\/iPawan\/pen\/emrPKP\" target=\"_blank\">Colorful Blockquotes<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/codepen.io\/iPawan\/pen\/emrPKP\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2100 aligncenter\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2016-11-20 at 9.06.18 AM\" src=\"https:\/\/cssdeck.com\/blog\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Screen-Shot-2016-11-20-at-9.06.18-AM-1024x232.png\" width=\"1024\" height=\"232\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cssdeck.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Screen-Shot-2016-11-20-at-9.06.18-AM-1024x232.png 1024w, https:\/\/cssdeck.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Screen-Shot-2016-11-20-at-9.06.18-AM-300x68.png 300w, https:\/\/cssdeck.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Screen-Shot-2016-11-20-at-9.06.18-AM-180x40.png 180w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This snippets hows you how to create cool, colorful blockquotes that mix colors and different font-faces for a stylish look.<\/p>\n<p>2. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cssflow.com\/snippets\/notepad\" target=\"_blank\">Notepad Snippet Effect<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cssflow.com\/snippets\/notepad\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2101 aligncenter\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2016-11-20 at 9.11.07 AM\" src=\"https:\/\/cssdeck.com\/blog\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Screen-Shot-2016-11-20-at-9.11.07-AM.png\" width=\"798\" height=\"466\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cssdeck.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Screen-Shot-2016-11-20-at-9.11.07-AM.png 798w, https:\/\/cssdeck.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Screen-Shot-2016-11-20-at-9.11.07-AM-300x175.png 300w, https:\/\/cssdeck.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Screen-Shot-2016-11-20-at-9.11.07-AM-180x105.png 180w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 798px) 100vw, 798px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This creative CSS snippet demonstrates how to make blockquotes that look like they&#8217;re on notepad paper.<\/p>\n<p>3. <a href=\"https:\/\/css-tricks.com\/snippets\/css\/simple-and-nice-blockquote-styling\/\" target=\"_blank\">Simple and Nice Blockquote Styling<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/css-tricks.com\/snippets\/css\/simple-and-nice-blockquote-styling\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2102 aligncenter\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2016-11-20 at 9.12.29 AM\" src=\"https:\/\/cssdeck.com\/blog\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Screen-Shot-2016-11-20-at-9.12.29-AM-1024x390.png\" width=\"1024\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cssdeck.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Screen-Shot-2016-11-20-at-9.12.29-AM-1024x390.png 1024w, https:\/\/cssdeck.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Screen-Shot-2016-11-20-at-9.12.29-AM-300x114.png 300w, https:\/\/cssdeck.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Screen-Shot-2016-11-20-at-9.12.29-AM-180x68.png 180w, https:\/\/cssdeck.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Screen-Shot-2016-11-20-at-9.12.29-AM.png 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This CSS snippet demonstrates how to make a really clean, neutral and simply styled blockquote that will go with any of your projects.<\/p>\n<p>4. <a href=\"http:\/\/callmenick.com\/post\/styling-blockquotes-with-css-pseudo-classes\" target=\"_blank\">Centered Blockquote<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/callmenick.com\/post\/styling-blockquotes-with-css-pseudo-classes\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2103 aligncenter\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2016-11-20 at 9.14.23 AM\" src=\"https:\/\/cssdeck.com\/blog\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Screen-Shot-2016-11-20-at-9.14.23-AM-1024x292.png\" width=\"1024\" height=\"292\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cssdeck.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Screen-Shot-2016-11-20-at-9.14.23-AM-1024x292.png 1024w, https:\/\/cssdeck.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Screen-Shot-2016-11-20-at-9.14.23-AM-300x85.png 300w, https:\/\/cssdeck.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Screen-Shot-2016-11-20-at-9.14.23-AM-180x51.png 180w, https:\/\/cssdeck.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Screen-Shot-2016-11-20-at-9.14.23-AM.png 1030w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This snippet creates a simple blockquote style where the text is centered in between the quotation marks.<\/p>\n<p>5. <a href=\"http:\/\/bootsnipp.com\/snippets\/featured\/blockquote-box\" target=\"_blank\">Blockquote Box<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bootsnipp.com\/snippets\/featured\/blockquote-box\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2104 aligncenter\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2016-11-20 at 9.15.58 AM\" src=\"https:\/\/cssdeck.com\/blog\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Screen-Shot-2016-11-20-at-9.15.58-AM-1024x298.png\" width=\"1024\" height=\"298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cssdeck.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Screen-Shot-2016-11-20-at-9.15.58-AM-1024x298.png 1024w, https:\/\/cssdeck.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Screen-Shot-2016-11-20-at-9.15.58-AM-300x87.png 300w, https:\/\/cssdeck.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Screen-Shot-2016-11-20-at-9.15.58-AM-180x52.png 180w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Create clean and colorful blockquote boxes with this snippet.<\/p>\n<p>6. <a href=\"http:\/\/codepen.io\/poopsplat\/pen\/pvYRXy\" target=\"_blank\">Fancy Blockquote Style<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/codepen.io\/poopsplat\/pen\/pvYRXy\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2106 aligncenter\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2016-11-20 at 9.17.12 AM\" src=\"https:\/\/cssdeck.com\/blog\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Screen-Shot-2016-11-20-at-9.17.12-AM-1024x401.png\" width=\"1024\" height=\"401\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cssdeck.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Screen-Shot-2016-11-20-at-9.17.12-AM-1024x401.png 1024w, https:\/\/cssdeck.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Screen-Shot-2016-11-20-at-9.17.12-AM-300x117.png 300w, https:\/\/cssdeck.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Screen-Shot-2016-11-20-at-9.17.12-AM-180x70.png 180w, https:\/\/cssdeck.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Screen-Shot-2016-11-20-at-9.17.12-AM.png 1544w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This &#8220;fancy&#8221; blockquote style features a text block that expands beyonds its bounds and quotation marks that use text shadows to create a cool color\/border effect.<\/p>\n<p>7. <a href=\"http:\/\/bootsnipp.com\/snippets\/featured\/a-better-blockquote\" target=\"_blank\">A Better Blockquote<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bootsnipp.com\/snippets\/featured\/a-better-blockquote\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2107 aligncenter\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2016-11-20 at 9.20.09 AM\" src=\"https:\/\/cssdeck.com\/blog\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Screen-Shot-2016-11-20-at-9.20.09-AM.png\" width=\"690\" height=\"536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cssdeck.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Screen-Shot-2016-11-20-at-9.20.09-AM.png 690w, https:\/\/cssdeck.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Screen-Shot-2016-11-20-at-9.20.09-AM-300x233.png 300w, https:\/\/cssdeck.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Screen-Shot-2016-11-20-at-9.20.09-AM-180x139.png 180w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This snippet demonstrates a modern, sleek approach to styling blockquotes.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-socializer wpsr-share-icons \" data-lg-action=\"show\" data-sm-action=\"show\" data-sm-width=\"768\" ><h3>Share and Enjoy !<\/h3><div class=\"wpsr-si-inner\"><div class=\"wpsr-counter wpsrc-sz-32px\" style=\"color:#000\"><span class=\"scount\"><span data-wpsrs=\"\" 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