A Pullquote block is an excellent option for highlighting a quote or short text from your post or page and is often used by magazines or newspapers to highlight a particularly appealing part of the story. This guide will show you how to add and style a Pullquote block.
To add the Pullquote block, click the + Block Inserter icon and search for “pullquote”. Click to add the block to the post or page.
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Using your keyboard, you can also type /pullquote on a new line and press enter to quickly add a new Pullquote block.
![the action of typing the slash key and the text "pullquote" to insert a pullquote block.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/en-support.files.wordpress.com/2023/08/pullquote-block-add-block.gif)
For more information, visit our detailed instructions on adding blocks.
When you first add the Pullquote block into your post or page, it will look like this:
![A Pullquote block with the default text of "Add quote" and "add citation."](https://cdn.statically.io/img/en-support.files.wordpress.com/2023/08/pullquote-block-default-look.png?w=1024)
To add your own text:
- Click your mouse where you see “Add quote” and start typing
- Click on “Add citation” to add the author’s name or reference where the quote came from
![A pullquote block with a quote from Albert Einstein that reads "Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value."](https://cdn.statically.io/img/en-support.files.wordpress.com/2023/08/pullquote-block-with-text.png?w=1024)
When you click on the block, a toolbar of options will appear above or below it:
![The pullquote block toolbar that appears when the pullquote block is active.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/en-support.files.wordpress.com/2023/08/pullquote-block-block-toolbar.png?w=824)
The Pullquote block has the following options in its toolbar:
- Change block type
- Drag the block
- Move the block up or down
- Align (wide, full, left and right)
- Align text (left, center, right)
- Bold the text
- Italicize the text
- Link the text
- More formatting options (like changing the text and background color, adding an inline image and more
- More options
When you select a block, you will find additional block settings in the right sidebar. If you do not see the sidebar, you may need to click the Settings icon in the top-right corner to bring up the settings. This icon looks like a square with two uneven columns:
![The settings icon in the Editor with a tooltip "Settings" below it.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/en-support.files.wordpress.com/2023/07/block-settings-icon-1.png?w=542)
The Pullquote block settings include the options to change text and background color, size and appearance of the text and add a border to the block. Click one of the options below to learn more about those settings.