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# Paragraph Block | Website Manual

**Paragraph Block**

The Paragraph block holds ordinary body text.

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We are recording a new video for this one.

## Before you finish

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### Good to know

The Paragraph block holds ordinary body text. WordPress adds one when you start typing on an empty line, so most of the words on a page live in Paragraph blocks.

From the block toolbar and the settings sidebar you can add links, make words bold or italic, and change alignment, colour or size, depending on what your theme allows. Keep each paragraph to one idea. Short paragraphs are easier to read on a phone.

### Up next

- [Paragraph BlockPlaying](/block-editor/paragraph-block/)
- [Heading BlockComing soon](/block-editor/heading-block/)
- [Image BlockComing soon](/block-editor/image-block/)
- [Gallery BlockComing soon](/block-editor/gallery-block/)
- [Cover BlockComing soon](/block-editor/cover-block/)
- [Quote BlockComing soon](/block-editor/quote-block/)
- [List BlockComing soon](/block-editor/list-block/)
- [Video BlockComing soon](/block-editor/video-block/)
- [Audio BlockComing soon](/block-editor/audio-block/)
- [File BlockComing soon](/block-editor/file-block/)

[Related tip **Use one Info Box instead of four separate blocks** A heading, an image, some text and a button is the most common section on a small business site. Spectra's Info Box block builds all four as one block. Read the tip](/tips/use-an-info-box-not-four-blocks/)

MerlinFX client? [Ask for this task recorded on your own site](https://www.websitemanual.com.au/request-a-recording/?video=paragraph-block#request).

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## Related agent resources

- [Related tip **Use one Info Box instead of four separate blocks** A heading, an image, some text and a button is the most common section on a small business site. Spectra's Info Box block builds all four as one block. Read the tip](/tips/use-an-info-box-not-four-blocks/index.md)