diff --git a/site/css/main.scss b/site/css/main.scss
index 70530e7..31d6074 100644
--- a/site/css/main.scss
+++ b/site/css/main.scss
@@ -219,6 +219,15 @@ article {
 			background: var(--accent-color);
 		}
 
+		blockquote {
+			font-style: italic;
+			border-left: 3px solid var(--accent-color);
+			// use margin for vertical spacing so space is shared with elements that come before/after
+			// and padding for horizontal so that the space is between the border and the text
+			margin: 20px 0;
+			padding: 0 40px;
+		}
+
 		a::before, a::after,
 		p code {
 			word-break: break-all;