Template:Quote tweet

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Usage

Template to display a quote tweet, i.e. a tweet that quotes another tweet. For ordinary tweets use {{tweet}}.

Sample usage:

Tweeter One Twitter @tweeter1

I totally disagree! Only the Mildly Spotty Party is a serious contender in this election.

22 May 2025

Tweeter 2 Twitter @tweeter2

Vote Very Spotty Party or risk a Stripy government.

22 May 2025

{{Quote tweet
|date=22 May 2025|name=Tweeter One|username=tweeter1|id=20
|text=I totally disagree! Only the Mildly Spotty Party is a serious contender in this election.
|date2=22 May 2025|name2=Tweeter 2|username2=tweeter2|id2=20
|text2=Vote Very Spotty Party or risk a Stripy government.
|image=User icon 1.svg|image2=User icon 3.svg
}}

References (sample)

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TemplateData for Quote tweet

Template to display a quote tweet, i.e. a tweet that quotes another tweet. For ordinary tweets use Template:Tweet.

Template parameters

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Align left	left	If set to any value, align the tweet left. Default is right-alignment.	Unknown	optional
Display as block	block	Makes the template occupy space across the whole column it is in.	Unknown	optional
Width	width	The maximum width of the tweet in any CSS units, e.g. 300px. Default 250px, or 500px if displayed as a block.	String	optional
Display name 1	name	The display name of the quoting tweeter as it appears on Twitter	String	required
Prevent categorization	nocategory	Do not use in articles. For documentation pages only.	Unknown	optional
Username 1	username	The username of the quoting author.	String	required
Date 1	date	The date of the quoting tweet, in the format 1 Jan 1970 or Jan 1, 1970.	Date	required
Text 1	text	Text of the quoting tweet	Content	required
ID 1	ID	The ID number of the quoting tweet; look at the end of its URL. Overridden by Reference 1. Example 20	Number	suggested
Reference 2	reference ref	A full reference tag (Including <ref>) for the quoted tweet. Alternatively use ID2.	Line	optional
Author image 1	image	An image filename to represent the profile picture	File	optional
In reply to 1	replyto	The username of the person replied to by the quoting tweet, if any	String	optional
Language code 1	language lang	The two letter language code of the quoting tweet. Example "de" for German	String	optional
Translation 1	translation	Translation into English of the quoting tweet if required.	Content	optional
Display name 2	name2	The display name of the quoted tweeter as it appears on Twitter	String	required
Username 2	username2	The username of the quoted author.	String	required
Date 2	date2	The date of the quoted tweet, in the format 1 Jan 1970 or Jan 1, 1970.	Date	required
Text 2	text2	Text of the quoted tweet	Content	required
ID 2	ID2	The ID number of the quoted tweet; look at the end of its URL. Overridden by Reference 2. Example 20	Number	suggested
Reference 2	reference2 ref2	A full reference tag (Including <ref>) for the quoted tweet. Alternatively use ID2.	Line	optional
Author image 2	image2	An image filename to represent the profile picture	File	optional
In reply to 2	replyto2	The username of the person replied to by the quoted tweet, if any	String	optional
Language code 2	language2 lang2	The two letter language code of the quoted tweet. Example "de" for German	String	optional
Translation 2	translation2	Translation into English of the quoted tweet if required.	Content	optional

See also

• {{Tweet}}, for tweets which do not quote other tweets

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