# Blockquotes in Markdown

> How to quote text in Markdown with the > symbol — single lines, full paragraphs, and nested quotes.

## Basic syntax

Start the line with a greater-than sign and a space. Everything after it becomes a quote.

```markdown
> Good docs make good AI.
```

> Good docs make good AI.

## Paragraphs inside a quote

Put a > on every line. To keep a blank line between paragraphs, add a > on the empty line too.

```markdown
> First paragraph.
>
> Second paragraph.
```

## Nested quotes

Add another > to quote inside a quote — handy for replies to replies.

```markdown
> Original message
>> A reply to it
```

:::tip
For AI, a blockquote signals "this text is quoted or external" — a clean way to separate a source from your own words. Don't use it just to indent.
:::