Title: More rich text editing options
Author: Carolina Nymark
Published: May 23, 2023
Last modified: December 1, 2025

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# More rich text editing options

## In this article

 * [Footnote](https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/more-text-editing-overview/?output_format=md#footnote)
 * [Highlight](https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/more-text-editing-overview/?output_format=md#highlight)
 * [Inline code](https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/more-text-editing-overview/?output_format=md#inline-code)
 * [Inline image](https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/more-text-editing-overview/?output_format=md#inline-image)
 * [Keyboard input](https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/more-text-editing-overview/?output_format=md#keyboard-input)
 * [Language](https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/more-text-editing-overview/?output_format=md#language)
 * [Strikethrough](https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/more-text-editing-overview/?output_format=md#strikethrough)
 * [Subscript](https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/more-text-editing-overview/?output_format=md#subscript)
 * [Superscript](https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/more-text-editing-overview/?output_format=md#superscript)
 * [Clear unknown formatting](https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/more-text-editing-overview/?output_format=md#clear-unknown-formatting)
 * [Changelog](https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/more-text-editing-overview/?output_format=md#changelog)

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The **More options** menu in the Rich Text toolbar gives you additional options 
to customize your text. You can access these additional options by clicking on the**
arrow** icon in the toolbar.

![](https://wordpress.org/documentation/files/2023/05/Rich-text-options-1.png)

Block toolbar with the drop-down for **More rich text options**

## 󠀁[Footnote](https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/more-text-editing-overview/?output_format=md#footnote)󠁿

The _Footnote_ option will insert notes in your text. These notes will link to a
new block that will be added at the bottom of your page. You will able to add the
content of your notes in that new block and links will be added automatically.

Read more about the Footnotes block [here](https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/footnotes-block).

![](https://wordpress.org/documentation/files/2023/08/footnote-block.png)

## 󠀁[Highlight](https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/more-text-editing-overview/?output_format=md#highlight)󠁿

Using the_ highlight _option allows you to change the color of the selected text
and its background.

![The Highlight option opens a new modal with two tabs: One for text color and one
for background.
Each tab has a color picker and a color palette to choose from.

Below the palette there is a button for clearing the color selection.](https://wordpress.
org/documentation/files/2022/05/paragraph-block-highlights-1.jpg)

## 󠀁[Inline code](https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/more-text-editing-overview/?output_format=md#inline-code)󠁿

Use the _inline code_ feature to format code snippets within your text differently.
The _inline code _formatting also prevents the code to be executed instead of displayed.

![The inline code option changes the font family of the text and adds a light grey
background color to distinguish it from other text content.](https://wordpress.org/
documentation/files/2020/04/Screen-Shot-2020-04-18-at-7.11.38-PM.png)

## 󠀁[Inline image](https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/more-text-editing-overview/?output_format=md#inline-image)󠁿

The _inline image _feature allows you to add an image from your media library to
your text. It has an option to enter the desired pixel width for your image.

![When you select the inline image in a Rich Text, the editor opens a modal with
an option to enter the image width.](https://wordpress.org/documentation/files/2020/
08/paragraph_10.png)

## 󠀁[Keyboard input](https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/more-text-editing-overview/?output_format=md#keyboard-input)󠁿

Using the _keyboard Input_ option allows you to add the `<kbd>` tag to selected 
text.

![The keyboard input option changes the font family of the text to distinguish it
from other text content.](https://wordpress.org/documentation/files/2023/08/keyboard-
input.png)

## 󠀁[Language](https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/more-text-editing-overview/?output_format=md#language)󠁿

User the _Language _option to specify the language for the selected text. You will
need to the languages abbreviation (es, en, fr, de) and specify the text direction(
Left to Right or Right to Left).

![Language option settings: Language & Text Direction](https://wordpress.org/documentation/
files/2023/08/rich-text-language.png)

## 󠀁[Strikethrough](https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/more-text-editing-overview/?output_format=md#strikethrough)󠁿

Using the _strikethrough_ option adds a line through the selected text.

![The strikethrough option adds a horizontal line across the selected text.](https://
wordpress.org/documentation/files/2020/08/paragraph_9-1.png)

## 󠀁[Subscript](https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/more-text-editing-overview/?output_format=md#subscript)󠁿

The _subscript_ option allows you to add subscript to the selected text.

![The subscript option changes the position of the selected text so that it is positioned
lower than other text content.](https://wordpress.org/documentation/files/2020/08/
paragraph_8.png)

## 󠀁[Superscript](https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/more-text-editing-overview/?output_format=md#superscript)󠁿

The _superscript _option allows you to add superscript to the selected text.

![The superscript option changes the position of the selected text so that it is
above other text content.](https://wordpress.org/documentation/files/2020/08/paragraph_9.
png)

## 󠀁[Clear unknown formatting](https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/more-text-editing-overview/?output_format=md#clear-unknown-formatting)󠁿

In certain situations, you may come across an option in the block toolbar to _Clear
unknown formatting_. This option will only appear if WordPress detects unrecognized
formatting in a block. Choosing the _Clear unknown formatting_ option will remove
any unrecognized code that is affecting your content. That said, It is not necessary
to clear the unknown formatting in order to apply other rich text editing.

For example, the _Clear unknown formatting_ option might appear when you have copied
and pasted content from a document editor such as Google Docs or Microsoft Word,
or if you have used the _Edit as HTML_ option in the [More options](https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/more-options/)
menu.

[⌊the user is mousing over the Clear Unknown Formatting option in the block toolbar.
The text that is selected says 'This text was copied in to WordPress from another
location and has some unusual formatting applied.' and it is italicised.⌉⌊the user
is mousing over the Clear Unknown Formatting option in the block toolbar. The text
that is selected says 'This text was copied in to WordPress from another location
and has some unusual formatting applied.' and it is italicised.⌉[

## 󠀁[Changelog](https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/more-text-editing-overview/?output_format=md#changelog)󠁿

 * Updated 2023-08-08
    - Added Footnotes & Languages
    - Updated Screenshots
 * Updated 2023-06-08 with additional section for the new _Clear unknown formatting_
   option and added Changelog.
 * Created 2023-05-23

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First published

May 23, 2023

Last updated

December 1, 2025