# Replace the text of the citation function with quotation marks
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/replace-the-text-of-the-citation-function-with-quotation-marks/233145
**Category:** Development
**Created:** [July 18, 2022, 6:56am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/replace-the-text-of-the-citation-function-with-quotation-marks/233145 "2022-07-18T06:56:15Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author:  [@Juraj\_Štefánik](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Juraj_%C5%A0tef%C3%A1nik)
#### Post date: [July 18, 2022, 6:56am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/replace-the-text-of-the-citation-function-with-quotation-marks/233145/1 "2022-07-18T06:56:15Z")
Hello, please, when I want to quote, and I would like to have this same function, but instead of the whole text, I would like to put only quotation marks, would it be possible?
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### Author:  [@Don](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Don)
#### Post date: [July 18, 2022, 7:18am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/replace-the-text-of-the-citation-function-with-quotation-marks/233145/2 "2022-07-18T07:18:41Z")
Hello,
If I understand it correctly you want to post an empty quote?
That is possible but you have to write something outside [quote] in the post to not be empty.
```plaintext
[quote="Juraj Štefánik, post:1, topic:233145, username:Juraj_Štefánik"]
[/quote]
```
> [@Juraj\_Štefánik](#):
>
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### Author:  [@Juraj\_Štefánik](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Juraj_%C5%A0tef%C3%A1nik)
#### Post date: [July 18, 2022, 7:23am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/replace-the-text-of-the-citation-function-with-quotation-marks/233145/3 "2022-07-18T07:23:46Z")
No no no, I want the text to be replaced by only quotation marks and the functionality to remain
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### Author:  [@Don](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Don)
#### Post date: [July 18, 2022, 7:40am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/replace-the-text-of-the-citation-function-with-quotation-marks/233145/4 "2022-07-18T07:40:20Z")
I see, sorry my bad… I think that is not possible.
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### Author:  [@JammyDodger](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JammyDodger)
#### Post date: [July 18, 2022, 7:49am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/replace-the-text-of-the-citation-function-with-quotation-marks/233145/5 "2022-07-18T07:49:26Z")
I think it is possible to amend the buildQuote function, but the more of that quote code you remove the less functionality it will have.
Eg.
`[quote="Juraj Štefánik, post:3, topic:233145, username:Juraj_Štefánik"]`
> [@Juraj\_Štefánik](#):
>
> I want the text to be replaced by only quotation marks and the functionality to remain
`[quote="Juraj Štefánik"]`
> [@Juraj Štefánik](#):
>
> I want the text to be replaced by only quotation marks and the functionality to remain
`[quote]`
> [@](#):
>
> I want the text to be replaced by only quotation marks and the functionality to remain
If I have also misunderstood then you might need to mockup a screenshot. 🙂
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### Author:  [@Don](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Don)
#### Post date: [July 18, 2022, 8:13am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/replace-the-text-of-the-citation-function-with-quotation-marks/233145/6 "2022-07-18T08:13:54Z")
I thought he wants to replace the
`[quote="Juraj Štefánik, post:3, topic:233145, username:Juraj_Štefánik"]`
To show only `"` quotaion mark.
* * *
Not sure but maybe the blockquote could be an option too.
`>` In the beginning of the line.
> In the beginning of the line.
Or use the blockquote button in composer.
But yeah a mockup would be great 🙂