References

You can use the following types of references:

Citations

To mark a citation, wrap the text in double question marks ??. Use double dashes -- at the start of a new line to define the author.

Citation formatting
Textile
??The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically.??
-- Martin Luther King Jr.
Citation formatting
HTML
<p>
   <cite>The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically.</cite>
   <br />
   — Martin Luther King Jr.
</p>
Textile-formatted citations

Block quotations

To use a block quotation, start a line with bq.. For more than one paragraph in the block quotation, use bq...

Block quotation formatting
Textile
Paragraph text.

bq. The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically.

Paragraph text.
Block quotation formatting
HTML
<p>Paragraph text.</p>

<blockquote>
   <p>The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically.</p>
</blockquote>

<p>Paragraph text.</p>
Textile-formatted block quotations

Footnotes

To use footnotes, add a numeric reference in square brackets in the text [1]. Below define the footnote using fn followed by the same number, for example, fn1.

Footnote formatting
Textile
Applicants must meet all requirements[1].

fn1. Additional requirements may apply.
Footnote formatting
HTML
<div>
<p>Applicants must meet all requirements<sup class="footnote" id="fnrev194289001669738880b9760-1"><a href="#fn194289001669738880b9760-1">1</a></sup>.</p>

<p class="footnote" id="fn194289001669738880b9760-1"><sup>1</sup> Additional requirements may apply.</p>
Textile-formatted footnotes