Template documentation[view] [edit] [history] [purge]This template is for the cases where a quote is given without an attribution or citation. The factuality may or may not be in question, and in some cases, common language needs to be specified as such, thus not needing a citation.
Usage
- Result: Broccoli is known as “the worst vegetable ever, after asparagus.”[quote needs citation]
Broccoli is known as "the worst vegetable ever, after asparagus."{{Quote without source|date=June 2026}}
This template places the article into Category:Articles with unsourced quotes.
TemplateData
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TemplateData for Quote without source
This template is for the cases where a quote is given without an attribution or citation. The factuality may or may not be in question, and in some cases, common language needs to be specified as such, thus not needing a citation.
| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| reason | reason | Replaces the default hover text.
| String | optional |
| date | date | The date this tag was added; e.g., “January 2013” NOT “jan 13”
| Date | required |
Redirects
- {{Cite quotation}}
- {{Cite quote}}
- {{Cite this quote}}
- {{Citequote}}
- {{Citethisquote}}
- {{Citewuote}}
- {{Cnq}}
- {{CQ}}
- {{Cq}}
- {{Quote needs citation}}
- {{Quotew}}
- {{Uncited quote}}
- {{Unverified quote}}
- {{Citation needed for quote}}
See also
- Wikipedia:Template messages/Cleanup/Verifiability and sources
- {{Citation needed}}
- {{Full citation needed}}
