diff --git a/static/css/custom.css b/static/css/custom.css
index fdcc072..7174a34 100644
--- a/static/css/custom.css
+++ b/static/css/custom.css
@@ -274,4 +274,11 @@ form button {
 .date {
   font-size: 0.8rem;
   color: var(--off-fg);
+}
+
+/* blockquote styling */
+blockquote {
+  font-style: italic;
+  border-left: 0.25rem solid var(--logo);
+  padding-left: 0.25rem;
 }
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