How do you quote parts of someone else's comment for context?

Quoting in Reddit comments is done using Markdown's blockquote syntax. Placing a greater-than sign (>) at the start of a line, followed by the text you want to quote, renders that text as an indented, visually distinct block when the comment is posted. For example, typing `> This is the point I want to address` creates a gray indented quote block containing that text. Every quoted paragraph needs its own leading > character; if you break the quote with a blank line and do not restart with >, the blockquote formatting ends. On desktop using the Fancy Pants editor, you can highlight the text you want to quote and then click the blockquote button — typically represented by a quotation-mark icon — in the formatting toolbar. This applies the formatting automatically. On the mobile app, you can copy the text you want to cite, paste it into your reply field, and manually add the > character at the start. Some versions of the app allow you to highlight text in a parent comment and tap Reply directly from the selection, which pre-populates the quoted text in the reply box. Using quotes well improves conversation quality, particularly in threads with long or multi-part comments. When someone makes three separate points and you want to respond to only one, quoting that specific point makes clear which claim you are addressing and prevents confusion. It also provides a stable reference if the original comment is later edited, since your quote preserves the exact wording you were responding to. Be accurate when quoting. Misquoting, selectively quoting out of context, or truncating a quote in a way that changes its meaning is considered a form of bad faith argumentation and will typically be pointed out by the original commenter and downvoted by readers who noticed. If you are paraphrasing rather than directly quoting, do not use the blockquote formatting — write "You said something like..." or "If I understand correctly, you're arguing that..." instead.