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Paragraph

Last updated May 2026
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The Paragraph block is the default block type — the one that appears when you press Enter or start typing anywhere on a fresh line. It uses a full Tiptap rich-text editor, so all inline formatting is available without switching block types.

Usage

Type / and select Paragraph, or simply press Enter at the end of any block. The placeholder text reads Type '/' for commandsuntil you start typing.

Inline formatting

Select any text inside a paragraph to reveal the floating toolbar. Available marks:

Bold
⌘B — wraps selection in <strong>.
Italic
⌘I — wraps selection in <em>.
Strikethrough
⌘S — wraps selection in <s>.
Inline code
⌘E — wraps selection in <code> with a monospace pill style.
Underline
⌘U — underlines the selection.
Link
Wraps selection in an anchor tag. Opens in a new tab on the published page.
Text color
Sets the foreground color of the selected text using the color picker in the toolbar.
Highlight
Sets a background highlight color on the selected text. Supports multicolor.
Clear marks
⌘\\ — removes all inline marks from the selection.

Keyboard behaviour

Enter
Creates a new paragraph block immediately after this one.
Shift+Enter
Inserts a soft line break (newline) inside the current paragraph without creating a new block.
Tab
Increases the indent level of the block by one step.
Shift+Tab
Decreases the indent level, or extracts the block from a toggle if it is a toggle child.
Backspace
Deletes the block when the cursor is at the start of an empty paragraph.
/
Opens the slash command palette when typed at the start of an empty line.
The paragraph block supports LaTeX math via the Mathematics extension. Wrap an expression in $...$ for inline math or $$...$$ for a display block. Math renders using KaTeX in both the editor and the published page.

Publishing

Paragraphs render as a <div> with the Tiptap HTML output injected via dangerouslySetInnerHTML on the published page. Inline styles for text color and highlight are preserved. Links open in a new tab.