Block Quotes

Block quote elements render styled containers with a left border, useful for callouts, quoted text, or highlighted sections. They can contain any other content elements as children.

Basic block quote

{
  "type": "blockquote",
  "content": [
    { "type": "text", "text": "This is a block quote with default styling." }
  ]
}

By default, block quotes render with a 3px gray left border and 10mm left indent.

Properties

Property	Type	Required	Default	Description
`type`	string	Yes	—	Must be `"blockquote"`
`id`	string	No	auto	Unique identifier. Auto-generated if not provided. Max: 100 chars.
`content`	array	Yes	—	Array of child elements (text, lists, images, etc.). Min: 1, max: 200.
`fontFamily`	string	No	inherited	Font family override. Max: 100 chars.
`fontSize`	number	No	inherited	Font size in pt (6–72).
`fontWeight`	string	No	`"normal"`	`"normal"` or `"bold"`
`fontStyle`	string	No	`"normal"`	`"normal"` or `"italic"`
`color`	string	No	inherited	Text color in hex (`#RGB` or `#RRGGBB`).
`align`	string	No	`"left"`	Alignment: `"left"`, `"center"`, `"right"`, `"justify"`
`backgroundColor`	string	No	—	Background color in hex (`#RGB`, `#RRGGBB`, or `#RRGGBBAA` with alpha).
`borderWidth`	number	No	`3`	Border width in px (0–20).
`borderColor`	string	No	`"#CCCCCC"`	Border color in hex (`#RGB` or `#RRGGBB`).
`borderTop`	boolean	No	`false`	Show top border.
`borderBottom`	boolean	No	`false`	Show bottom border.
`borderLeft`	boolean	No	`true`	Show left border.
`borderRight`	boolean	No	`false`	Show right border.
`indentLeft`	number	No	`10`	Left indent in mm (0–100).
`indentRight`	number	No	`0`	Right indent in mm (0–100).
`spacing`	object	No	—	Spacing override with `before` and `after` in pt (0–100).

The defaults shown above are the built-in fallbacks. Block quotes also respect styles from defaults.styles.blockquote in your document configuration.

Content

The content array accepts the same element types as a flow section — text, headings, lists, images, tables, etc. This makes block quotes flexible containers:

{
  "type": "blockquote",
  "content": [
    { "type": "text", "text": "**Important:** Review the following items before proceeding." },
    {
      "type": "list",
      "ordered": true,
      "items": ["Check all inputs", "Validate results", "Submit report"]
    }
  ]
}

Styling examples

Callout box with background

{
  "type": "blockquote",
  "backgroundColor": "#FFF3E0",
  "borderColor": "#FF9800",
  "borderWidth": 3,
  "content": [
    { "type": "text", "text": "**Note:** Please review the attached documents before the meeting." }
  ]
}

Box with all borders

{
  "type": "blockquote",
  "borderTop": true,
  "borderBottom": true,
  "borderLeft": true,
  "borderRight": true,
  "borderColor": "#1976D2",
  "backgroundColor": "#E3F2FD",
  "content": [
    { "type": "text", "text": "This block quote has borders on all four sides." }
  ]
}

Italic centered quote

{
  "type": "blockquote",
  "fontStyle": "italic",
  "align": "center",
  "color": "#555555",
  "content": [
    { "type": "text", "text": "\"The best way to predict the future is to invent it.\"" }
  ]
}

Custom indent and spacing

{
  "type": "blockquote",
  "indentLeft": 20,
  "indentRight": 20,
  "spacing": { "before": 12, "after": 12 },
  "content": [
    { "type": "text", "text": "This block quote is indented further from both sides with extra spacing." }
  ]
}

Defaults

Configure default styles for all block quotes via defaults.styles.blockquote:

{
  "defaults": {
    "styles": {
      "blockquote": {
        "fontFamily": "Georgia",
        "fontStyle": "italic",
        "color": "#444444",
        "backgroundColor": "#F5F5F5",
        "borderColor": "#999999",
        "borderWidth": 3,
        "indentLeft": 15
      }
    }
  }
}

Block quote style properties

Property	Type	Description
`fontFamily`	string	Default font family. Max: 100 chars.
`fontSize`	number	Default font size in pt (6–72).
`fontWeight`	string	`"normal"` or `"bold"`
`fontStyle`	string	`"normal"` or `"italic"`
`color`	string	Default text color in hex.
`align`	string	Default alignment.
`backgroundColor`	string	Default background color in hex (supports alpha).
`borderWidth`	number	Default border width in px (0–20).
`borderColor`	string	Default border color in hex.
`borderTop`	boolean	Default top border visibility.
`borderBottom`	boolean	Default bottom border visibility.
`borderLeft`	boolean	Default left border visibility.
`borderRight`	boolean	Default right border visibility.
`indentLeft`	number	Default left indent in mm (0–100).
`indentRight`	number	Default right indent in mm (0–100).

You can also configure default spacing for block quotes via defaults.spacing:

{
  "defaults": {
    "spacing": {
      "before": { "blockquote": 8 },
      "after": { "blockquote": 8 }
    }
  }
}

Complete example

{
  "document": { "type": "pdf", "size": "A4" },
  "defaults": {
    "fontFamily": "Noto Sans",
    "fontSize": 11,
    "styles": {
      "blockquote": {
        "fontStyle": "italic",
        "borderColor": "#999999",
        "indentLeft": 12
      }
    }
  },
  "sections": [
    {
      "type": "flow",
      "content": [
        { "type": "h1", "text": "Research Summary" },
        { "type": "text", "text": "The study concluded with the following key finding:" },
        {
          "type": "blockquote",
          "content": [
            { "type": "text", "text": "Automation reduces document production time by an average of **73%** compared to manual processes." }
          ]
        },
        { "type": "text", "text": "This result was consistent across all test groups." },
        {
          "type": "blockquote",
          "backgroundColor": "#FFF8E1",
          "borderColor": "#FFC107",
          "fontStyle": "normal",
          "content": [
            { "type": "text", "text": "**Warning:** These results are preliminary and should be validated with a larger sample size." }
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}

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Basic block quote

Properties

Content

Styling examples

Callout box with background

Box with all borders

Italic centered quote

Custom indent and spacing

Defaults

Block quote style properties

Complete example

​Basic block quote

​Properties

​Content

​Styling examples

​Callout box with background

​Box with all borders

​Italic centered quote

​Custom indent and spacing

​Defaults

​Block quote style properties

​Complete example

Basic block quote

Properties

Content

Styling examples

Callout box with background

Box with all borders

Italic centered quote

Custom indent and spacing

Defaults

Block quote style properties

Complete example