This page lists all default blocks that ship with WordPress. This guide is up to date for version 6.0 of WordPress.

The blocks are organised by their category:

Table of Contents

• Common blocks
  • Paragraph
  • Image
  • Heading
  • Gallery
  • List
  • Quote
  • Audio
  • Cover
    • Developer Resources
  • File
  • Video
• Formatting
• Layout
  • Button
    • End-user Resources
    • Developer Resources
• Columns
  • • Developer Resources
  • More
  • Page Break
  • Separator
  • Spacer
  • Media & Text
• Widgets
• Embeds

The block slug is listed for each block. WordPress uses this slug as a unique identifier for each block.

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Common blocks

Paragraph

Slug: core/paragraph

Image

Slug: core/image

Heading

Slug:core/heading

Gallery

Slug: core/gallery

List

Slug:core/list

Quote

Slug:core/quote

Audio

Slug:core/audio

Cover

Slug: core/cover

Developer Resources

• How to customise the colour settings
• How to customise the custom gradient

File

Slug:core/file

Video

Slug:core/video

Formatting

• core/preformatted
• core/code
• core/freeform: Classic Edit
• core/html: Custom HTML
• core/pullquote
• core/table
• core/verse
  

Layout

Button

Slug: core/button

End-user Resources

• Block introduction

Developer Resources

• How to customise the colour settings
• How to customise the custom gradient

Columns

Slug: core/columns

Developer Resources

• Creating a Responsive Gutenberg Price Table

More

Slug: core/more

Page Break

Slug: core/nextpage

Separator

Slug: core/separator

Spacer

Slug: core/spacer

Media & Text

Slug: core/media-text

Widgets

• core/shortcode
• core/archives
• core/categories
• core/latest-comments
• core/latest-posts

Embeds

• core/embed
• core-embed/twitter
• core-embed/youtube
• core-embed/facebook
• core-embed/instagram
• core-embed/wordpress
• core-embed/soundcloud
• core-embed/spotify
• core-embed/flickr
• core-embed/vimeo
• core-embed/animoto
• core-embed/cloudup
• core-embed/collegehumor
• core-embed/dailymotion
• core-embed/funnyordie
• core-embed/hulu
• core-embed/imgur
• core-embed/issuu
• core-embed/kickstarter
• core-embed/meetup-com
• core-embed/mixcloud
• core-embed/photobucket
• core-embed/polldaddy
• core-embed/reddit
• core-embed/reverbnation
• core-embed/screencast
• core-embed/scribd
• core-embed/slideshare
• core-embed/smugmug
• core-embed/speaker
• core-embed/ted
• core-embed/tumblr
• core-embed/videopress
• core-embed/wordpress-tv