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I have a series of quotes which I want to display in two separate quote blocks.

> Are questions about Microsoft Word Online on-topic here? I don't
> really see any posted here, but perhaps I am not searching correctly.
> - mweiss
> 
> Yes, they are. We even have a specific tag: [tag:word-online]. -ale
> 
> Thanks! I'm sorry I missed that tag. -mweiss

When I try to add these to my post, they display as a single combined quote.

Are questions about Microsoft Word Online on-topic here? I don't really see any posted here, but perhaps I am not searching correctly. - mweiss

Yes, they are. We even have a specific tag: . -ale

Thanks! I'm sorry I missed that tag. -mweiss

How can I separate quotes so that they aren't combined into a single quote block?

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Use comment markup <!-- --> and an extra whiteline between the quote blocks:

> Are questions about Microsoft Word Online on-topic here? I don't
> really see any posted here, but perhaps I am not searching correctly.
> - mweiss    

<!--  -->
> Yes, they are. We even have a specific tag: [tag:word-online]. -ale

<!--  -->
> Thanks! I'm sorry I missed that tag. -mweiss

Are questions about Microsoft Word Online on-topic here? I don't really see any posted here, but perhaps I am not searching correctly. - mweiss

Yes, they are. We even have a specific tag: . -ale

Thanks! I'm sorry I missed that tag. -mweiss

Notice that this solution doesn't render any extra html tag between the blockquotes, resulting in the best minimal whitespace possible. Consider one of the other answers if you feel you need more separation between the blocks.

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Is this what you wanted?

> Are questions about Microsoft Word Online on-topic here? I don't
> really see any posted here, but perhaps I am not searching correctly.
> - mweiss

<span></span>
> Yes, they are. We even have a specific tag: [tag:word-online]. -ale

<span></span>
> Thanks! I'm sorry I missed that tag. -mweiss

Are questions about Microsoft Word Online on-topic here? I don't really see any posted here, but perhaps I am not searching correctly. - mweiss

Yes, they are. We even have a specific tag: . -ale

Thanks! I'm sorry I missed that tag. -mweiss

Edit: You can also put a <div> tag, it doesn't need a blank line before. Thanks to @Arulkumar in the comments.

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    Huh, never would have thought to use <span>. Great answer! – Anthony Pham Jul 28 '17 at 14:05
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    <div></div> is the other option, that doesn't require to add an empty line before the <span></span> – Arulkumar Jul 28 '17 at 14:44
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    There are infinite options. It works because it breaks them up and then the system removes the span and div as invalid HTML. You could also use <lol></lol> or <!-- --> or <it really doesn't matter what you put here>. – animuson♦ Jul 28 '17 at 15:00
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Starting June 3rd, 2020 on Meta Stack Exchange*, you can just use the most intuitive format with a blank line between the blockquotes.

> First block

> Second block

Renders as:

First block

Second block

This is because Stack Exchange's old (self-developed) Markdown renderer handled it differently, while the CommonMark specification defines a different (current) syntax.

And you're probably thinking that all existing answers are no longer correct or necessary. That's right. No more "tricks" with <!-- --> or <p></p>.

* Refer to the same link about availability of CommonMark on other Stack sites.

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There is no way to do it in the toolbar.

You can try adding a non breakable space after each blockquote

> Are questions about Microsoft Word Online on-topic here? I don't
> really see any posted here, but perhaps I am not searching correctly.
> - mweiss

&nbsp;


> Yes, they are. We even have a specific tag: [tag:word-online]. -ale

&nbsp;

> Thanks! I'm sorry I missed that tag. -mweiss

Which will render as

Are questions about Microsoft Word Online on-topic here? I don't really see any posted here, but perhaps I am not searching correctly. - mweiss

 

Yes, they are. We even have a specific tag: . -ale

 

Thanks! I'm sorry I missed that tag. -mweiss

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Use paragraphs

> Are questions about Microsoft Word Online on-topic here? I don't
> really see any posted here, but perhaps I am not searching correctly.
> - mweiss
<p></p>
> Yes, they are. We even have a specific tag: [tag:word-online]. -ale
<p></p>
> Thanks! I'm sorry I missed that tag. -mweiss

Yields

Are questions about Microsoft Word Online on-topic here? I don't really see any posted here, but perhaps I am not searching correctly. - mweiss

Yes, they are. We even have a specific tag: . -ale

Thanks! I'm sorry I missed that tag. -mweiss

However, the canonical use of <p> tag is wrapping content inside it.

<p>
> Are questions about Microsoft Word Online on-topic here? I don't
> really see any posted here, but perhaps I am not searching correctly.
> - mweiss
</p>
<p>
> Yes, they are. We even have a specific tag: [tag:word-online]. -ale
</p>
<p>
> Thanks! I'm sorry I missed that tag. -mweiss
</p>
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