How to Add and Style Quote Blocks in Squarespace - Complete Guide

How to Add and Style Quote Blocks in Squarespace - Complete Guide

By Michael Thompson

March 6, 2025 at 05:05 PM

Quote blocks are an effective way to highlight important content and testimonials on your website. Here's how to use them effectively:

Adding a Quote Block:

  1. Click Add Block in the editor and select Quote
  2. Click the pencil icon to edit
  3. Add quote text in the first field
  4. Add source/attribution in the second field
  5. Use Design tab for animations and background colors (v7.1 only)

Styling Your Quotes:

Font Customization:

  • Go to Site Styles > Fonts > Assign Styles
  • Scroll to quote blocks section
  • Customize Text and Font styles

Color Settings:

  • Navigate to Site Styles > Colors
  • Click pencil icon on color theme
  • Modify Text and Font colors in quote blocks section

Design Options:

  • Add stroke (solid/dotted outline)
  • Set transparency via Blend Mode
  • Add blur effects to Element or Background
  • Choose from various animations:
    • Fade In
    • Slide Up
    • Blurred Entry
    • Reveal

Squarespace Support Page

Squarespace Support Page

Alternative Quote Formatting Methods:

  1. Text Block Quote Formatting:
  • Highlight text
  • Click quote icon for special formatting
  1. Wrapped Text Method:
  • Create magazine-style quotes by wrapping text blocks

white text on black background

white text on black background

  1. Image Overlay Quotes:
  • Place quotes over images in Dynamic Editor
  • Use poster image blocks in classic editor

Squarespace Username List

Squarespace Username List

  1. Header Formatting:
  • Format quote text as Header 2 or 3
  • Customize through site styles panel

Remember to save your changes after making any adjustments to quote styling.

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