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title: "Menu Items Available for TinyMCE"
description: "Complete list of menu items available for the menu bar and context menus."
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Important This page documents TinyMCE 6. For new projects, Tiny recommends using the latest, most up-to-date version. [See TinyMCE 8 documentation](../../latest/available-menu-items/).
# Menu Items Available for TinyMCE

The following tables show all available menu items, including items provided by plugins. To retrieve a list from the editor, run the following command from the browser console:

```js
tinyMCE.activeEditor.ui.registry.getAll().menuItems
```
These menu items can be added to the editor using:

- The [`menu`](../menus-configuration-options/#menu) configuration option.
- The [`contextmenu`](../menus-configuration-options/#contextmenu) configuration option.
- [Custom Menu toolbar buttons](../custom-menu-toolbar-button/).

## The core menu items

The following menu items are available for all TinyMCE instances without enabling any plugins:

| Menu item identifier | [Default Menu Location](../menus-configuration-options/#example-the-tinymce-default-menu-items) | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `align` | Format | Changes alignment to the current block or selection. |
| `backcolor` | Format | Applies background color to selection. |
| `blocks` | Format | Applies block formats to current selection. |
| `bold` | Format | Applies bold format to current selection. |
| `codeformat` | Format | Applies inline code format to current selection. |
| `copy` | Edit | Copies the current selection into clipboard. |
| `cut` | Edit | Cuts the current selection into clipboard. |
| `forecolor` | Format | Applies foreground/text color to selection. |
| `fontfamily` | Format | Dropdown list with font families to apply to selection. |
| `fontsize` | Format | Dropdown list with font sizes to apply to selection. |
| `hr` | Insert | Inserts a horizontal rule into the editor. |
| `italic` | Format | Applies italic format to current selection. |
| `language` | Format | Dropdown list with languages to apply to the selection. This item requires the [`content_langs` option](../content-localization/#content_langs). |
| `lineheight` | Format | Dropdown list with line heights to apply to selection. |
| `newdocument` | File | Creates a new document. |
| `paste` | Edit | Pastes the current clipboard contents into editor. |
| `pastetext` | Edit | Toggles paste as plain text on/off. When in plain text mode, all rich content is converted into plain text. |
| `print` | File | Prints the current document. |
| `redo` | Edit | To redo the last undo-ed operation. |
| `removeformat` | Format | Removes all formats form the current selection. |
| `selectall` | Edit | Selects all the editor contents. |
| `strikethrough` | Format | Applies strikethrough format to current selection. |
| `styles` | styles | Dropdown list with styles to apply to selection. |
| `subscript` | Format | Applies subscript format to current selection. |
| `superscript` | Format | Applies superscript format to current selection. |
| `underline` | Format | Applies underline format to current selection. |
| `undo` | Edit | To undo the last operation. |
| `visualaid` | View | Toggles visual aids on/off. |

## A11yChecker plugin

The A11yChecker plugin provides the following menu items:

| Menu item identifier | [Default Menu Location](../menus-configuration-options/#example-the-tinymce-default-menu-items) | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `a11ycheck` | Tools | Opens the accessibility checker dialog. |

For information on the A11yChecker plugin, see: [Plugins - The A11yChecker plugin](../a11ychecker/)

## Accordion plugin

The Accordion plugin provides the following menu items:

| Menu item identifier | [Default Menu Location](../menus-configuration-options/#example-the-tinymce-default-menu-items) | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `accordion` | Insert | Executes the `InsertAccordion` command, adding an Accordion element at the current location. |

For information on the Accordion plugin, see: [Plugins - The Accordion plugin](../accordion/)

## Advanced Code Editor plugin

The Advanced Code Editor plugin provides the following menu items:

| Menu item identifier | [Default Menu Location](../menus-configuration-options/#example-the-tinymce-default-menu-items) | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `code` | View | Opens the code dialog. |

For information on the Advanced Code Editor plugin, see: [Plugins - The Advanced Code Editor plugin](../advcode/)

## Advanced Tables plugin

The Advanced Tables plugin provides the following menu items:

| Menu item identifier | [Default Menu Location](../menus-configuration-options/#example-the-tinymce-default-menu-items) | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `advtablesort` | Table | Advanced tables sort menu item with related controls. |
| `advtablerownumbering` | *Not Applicable* | Adds or removes (toggles) a row numbering column on the selected table. |

For information on the Advanced Tables plugin, see: [Plugins - The Advanced Tables plugin](../advtable/)

## Advanced Typography plugin

The Advanced Typography plugin provides the following menu items:

| Menu item identifier | [Default Menu Location](../menus-configuration-options/#example-the-tinymce-default-menu-items) | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `typography` | Custom | Provides two sub-menu items: Enhance, which runs the currently active set of Advanced Typography rules over the document or the current selection; and Language, which displays a further menu listing all the language-specific rule sets that can be selected. Note that selecting a language sub-menu item both switches to that language’s rule set and runs that language’s rule set over the document or the current selection. |

For information on the Advanced Typography plugin, see: [Plugins - The Advanced Typography plugin](../advanced-typography/)

## AI Assistant plugin

The AI Assistant plugin provides the following menu items:

| Menu item identifier | [Default Menu Location](../menus-configuration-options/#example-the-tinymce-default-menu-items) | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `aidialog` | Tools | Open the AI Assistant dialog. |
| `aishortcuts` | Tools | Opens the AI Assistant shortcuts sub-menu, displaying the available shortcut prompts for querying the AI API. |

For information on the AI Assistant plugin, see: [Plugins - The AI Assistant plugin](../advanced-typography/)

## Anchor plugin

The Anchor plugin provides the following menu items:

| Menu item identifier | [Default Menu Location](../menus-configuration-options/#example-the-tinymce-default-menu-items) | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `anchor` | Insert | Inserts an anchor into the editor. |

For information on the Anchor plugin, see: [Plugins - The Anchor plugin](../advanced-typography/)

## Autosave plugin

The Autosave plugin provides the following menu items:

| Menu item identifier | [Default Menu Location](../menus-configuration-options/#example-the-tinymce-default-menu-items) | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `restoredraft` | File | Restores to the latest auto saved draft. |

For information on the Autosave plugin, see: [Plugins - The Autosave plugin](../advanced-typography/)

## Case Change plugin

The Case Change plugin provides the following menu items:

| Menu item identifier | [Default Menu Location](../menus-configuration-options/#example-the-tinymce-default-menu-items) | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `casechange` | *Not Applicable* | Changes the case of text in a block selection to uppercase, lowercase, or title case. |

For information on the Case Change plugin, see: [Plugins - The Case Change plugin](../advanced-typography/)

## Character Map plugin

The Character Map plugin provides the following menu items:

| Menu item identifier | [Default Menu Location](../menus-configuration-options/#example-the-tinymce-default-menu-items) | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `charmap` | Insert | Opens the charmap dialog. |

For information on the Character Map plugin, see: [Plugins - The Character Map plugin](../advanced-typography/)

## Checklist plugin

The Checklist plugin provides the following menu items:

| Menu item identifier | [Default Menu Location](../menus-configuration-options/#example-the-tinymce-default-menu-items) | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `checklist` | *Not Applicable* | Creates a checklist. |

For information on the Checklist plugin, see: [Plugins - The Checklist plugin](../advanced-typography/)

## Code plugin

The Code plugin provides the following menu items:

| Menu item identifier | [Default Menu Location](../menus-configuration-options/#example-the-tinymce-default-menu-items) | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `code` | View | Opens the code dialog. |

For information on the Code plugin, see: [Plugins - The Code plugin](../advanced-typography/)

## Code Sample plugin

The Code Sample plugin provides the following menu items:

| Menu item identifier | [Default Menu Location](../menus-configuration-options/#example-the-tinymce-default-menu-items) | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `codesample` | Insert | Inserts code snippets with syntax highlighting. |

For information on the Code Sample plugin, see: [Plugins - The Code Sample plugin](../advanced-typography/)

## Comments plugin

The Comments plugin provides the following menu items:

| Menu item identifier | [Default Menu Location](../menus-configuration-options/#example-the-tinymce-default-menu-items) | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `addcomment` | Insert | Adds a comment at the cursor location or to the selected content. |
| `deleteallconversations` | File | Deletes all comments from the editor. |
| `showcomments` | View | Shows/hides comments present in the editor. |

For information on the Comments plugin, see: [Plugins - The Comments plugin](../introduction-to-tiny-comments/)

## Emoticons plugin

The Emoticons plugin provides the following menu items:

| Menu item identifier | [Default Menu Location](../menus-configuration-options/#example-the-tinymce-default-menu-items) | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `emoticons` | Insert | Opens the Emojis dialog. |

For information on the Emoticons plugin, see: [Plugins - The Emoticons plugin](../emoticons/)

## Export plugin

The Export plugin provides the following menu items:

| Menu item identifier | [Default Menu Location](../menus-configuration-options/#example-the-tinymce-default-menu-items) | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `export` | File | Downloads the content from the editor in the selected format. |

For information on the Export plugin, see: [Plugins - The Export plugin](../export/)

## Footnotes plugin

The Footnotes plugin provides the following menu items:

| Menu item identifier | [Default Menu Location](../menus-configuration-options/#example-the-tinymce-default-menu-items) | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `footnotes` | Insert | Inserts a superscripted footnote number into the editor at the selection, and creates a new entry in the footnotes section linked to that footnote. |
| `footnotesupdate` | *Not Applicable* | Manually updates the state of all footnotes in a TinyMCE document. |

For information on the Footnotes plugin, see: [Plugins - The Footnotes plugin](../footnotes/)

## Full Screen plugin

The Full Screen plugin provides the following menu items:

| Menu item identifier | [Default Menu Location](../menus-configuration-options/#example-the-tinymce-default-menu-items) | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `fullscreen` | View | Toggles fullscreen on/off. |

For information on the Full Screen plugin, see: [Plugins - The Full Screen plugin](../fullscreen/)

## Help plugin

The Help plugin provides the following menu items:

| Menu item identifier | [Default Menu Location](../menus-configuration-options/#example-the-tinymce-default-menu-items) | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `help` | Help | Opens the help dialog. |

For information on the Help plugin, see: [Plugins - The Help plugin](../help/)

## Image plugin

The Image plugin provides the following menu items:

| Menu item identifier | [Default Menu Location](../menus-configuration-options/#example-the-tinymce-default-menu-items) | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `image` | Insert | Opens the image dialog. |

For information on the Image plugin, see: [Plugins - The Image plugin](../image/)

## Insert Date/Time plugin

The Insert Date/Time plugin provides the following menu items:

| Menu item identifier | [Default Menu Location](../menus-configuration-options/#example-the-tinymce-default-menu-items) | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `insertdatetime` | Insert | Inserts the current date/time into the editor. |

For information on the Insert Date/Time plugin, see: [Plugins - The Insert Date/Time plugin](../insertdatetime/)

## Link plugin

The Link plugin provides the following menu items:

| Menu item identifier | [Default Menu Location](../menus-configuration-options/#example-the-tinymce-default-menu-items) | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `link` | Insert | Opens the link dialog. |
| `openlink` | *Not Applicable* | Opens the selected link in a new tab. |
| `unlink` | *Not Applicable* | Removes the hyperlink from the selected text. |

For information on the Link plugin, see: [Plugins - The Link plugin](../link/)

## Lists plugin

The Lists plugin provides the following menu items:

| Menu item identifier | [Default Menu Location](../menus-configuration-options/#example-the-tinymce-default-menu-items) | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `listprops` | *Not applicable* | Opens the List Properties dialog. Only works on numbered lists. |

For information on the Lists plugin, see: [Plugins - The Lists plugin](../lists/)

## Media plugin

The Media plugin provides the following menu items:

| Menu item identifier | [Default Menu Location](../menus-configuration-options/#example-the-tinymce-default-menu-items) | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `media` | Insert | Opens the media dialog. |

For information on the Media plugin, see: [Plugins - The Media plugin](../media/)

## Merge Tags plugin

The Merge Tags plugin provides the following menu items:

| Menu item identifier | [Default Menu Location](../menus-configuration-options/#example-the-tinymce-default-menu-items) | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `mergetags` | Insert | Inserts a merge tag from a nested menu. The nested menu contains the Merge Tags list, as specified in [`mergetags_list`](../mergetags/#mergetags_list) |

For information on the Merge Tags plugin, see: [Plugins - The Merge Tags plugin](../mergetags/)

## Nonbreaking Space plugin

The Nonbreaking Space plugin provides the following menu items:

| Menu item identifier | [Default Menu Location](../menus-configuration-options/#example-the-tinymce-default-menu-items) | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `nonbreaking` | Insert | Inserts a nonbreaking space into the editor. |

For information on the Nonbreaking Space plugin, see: [Plugins - The Nonbreaking Space plugin](../nonbreaking/)

## Page Break plugin

The Page Break plugin provides the following menu items:

| Menu item identifier | [Default Menu Location](../menus-configuration-options/#example-the-tinymce-default-menu-items) | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `pagebreak` | Insert | Inserts a pagebreak into the editor. |

For information on the Page Break plugin, see: [Plugins - The Page Break plugin](../pagebreak/)

## Page Embed plugin

The Page Embed plugin provides the following menu items:

| Menu item identifier | [Default Menu Location](../menus-configuration-options/#example-the-tinymce-default-menu-items) | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `pageembed` | Insert | Opens the insert or edit iframe dialog. |

For information on the Page Embed plugin, see: [Plugins - The Page Embed plugin](../pageembed/)

## Permanent Pen plugin

The Permanent Pen plugin provides the following menu items:

| Menu item identifier | [Default Menu Location](../menus-configuration-options/#example-the-tinymce-default-menu-items) | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `configurepermanentpen` | *Not Applicable* | Opens the Permanent Pen properties dialog. |
| `permanentpen` | *Not Applicable* | Enables and disables Permanent Pen formatting. |

For information on the Permanent Pen plugin, see: [Plugins - The Permanent Pen plugin](../permanentpen/)

## Preview plugin

The Preview plugin provides the following menu items:

| Menu item identifier | [Default Menu Location](../menus-configuration-options/#example-the-tinymce-default-menu-items) | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `preview` | File | Previews the current document. |

For information on the Preview plugin, see: [Plugins - The Preview plugin](../preview/)

## Search and Replace plugin

The Search and Replace plugin provides the following menu items:

| Menu item identifier | [Default Menu Location](../menus-configuration-options/#example-the-tinymce-default-menu-items) | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `searchreplace` | Edit | Opens the search/replace dialog. |

For information on the Search and Replace plugin, see: [Plugins - The Search and Replace plugin](../searchreplace/)

## Spell Checker Pro plugin

The Spell Checker Pro plugin provides the following menu items:

| Menu item identifier | [Default Menu Location](../menus-configuration-options/#example-the-tinymce-default-menu-items) | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `spellchecker` | Tools | Toggles the spellchecker on/off. |
| `spellcheckerlanguage` | Tools | Changes the language used for the spell checking process for the document or the currently selected text. |

For information on the Spell Checker Pro plugin, see: [Plugins - The Spell Checker Pro plugin](../introduction-to-tiny-spellchecker/)

## Spelling Autocorrect plugin

The Spelling Autocorrect plugin provides the following menu items:

| Menu item identifier | [Default Menu Location](../menus-configuration-options/#example-the-tinymce-default-menu-items) | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `autocorrect` | Tools | Toggles autocorrect capabilities on or off. |
| `capitalization` | Tools | Toggles capitalization capabilities on or off. |

For information on the Spelling Autocorrect plugin, see: [Plugins - The Spelling Autocorrect plugin](../autocorrect/)

## Table plugin

The Table plugin provides the following menu items:

| Menu item identifier | [Default Menu Location](../menus-configuration-options/#example-the-tinymce-default-menu-items) | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `inserttable` | Table | Inserts table grid menu. |
| `inserttabledialog` | *Not Applicable* | Opens the table properties dialog for creating a new table. |
| `tableprops` | Table | Opens the table properties dialog. |
| `deletetable` | Table | Deletes the current table. |
| `cell` | Table | Cell menu item with related controls. |
| `tablemergecells` | Table | Merges all currently selected cells. |
| `tablesplitcells` | Table | Splits merged cells. |
| `tablecellprops` | Table | Opens the cell properties dialog. |
| `column` | Table | Column menu item with related controls. |
| `tableinsertcolumnbefore` | Table | Insert column before the currently selected column. |
| `tableinsertcolumnafter` | Table | Insert column after the currently selected column. |
| `tablecutcolumn` | Table | Cut the currently selected column or columns. |
| `tablecopycolumn` | Table | Copy the currently selected column or columns. |
| `tablepastecolumnbefore` | Table | Paste column before the currently selected column. |
| `tablepastecolumnafter` | Table | Paste column after the currently selected column. |
| `tabledeletecolumn` | Table | Deletes the currently selected column or columns. |
| `row` | Table | Row menu item with related controls. |
| `tableinsertrowbefore` | Table | Inserts row before the currently selected row. |
| `tableinsertrowafter` | Table | Inserts row after the currently selected row. |
| `tablecutrow` | Table | Cut the currently selected row or rows. |
| `tablecopyrow` | Table | Copy the currently selected row or rows. |
| `tablepasterowbefore` | Table | Paste row before the currently selected row. |
| `tablepasterowafter` | Table | Paste row after the currently selected row. |
| `tablerowprops` | Table | Opens the row properties dialog. |
| `tabledeleterow` | Table | Deletes the currently selected row or rows. |
| `tableclass` | *Not Applicable* | Adds or removes pre-defined classes to the selected table. |
| `tablecellclass` | *Not Applicable* | Adds or removes pre-defined classes to selected cells in the table. |
| `tablecellvalign` | *Not Applicable* | Sets the vertical alignment of the selected cells. |
| `tablecellborderwidth` | *Not Applicable* | Sets the border width of the selected cells. |
| `tablecellborderstyle` | *Not Applicable* | Sets the style of the border for all selected cells. |
| `tablecaption` | *Not Applicable* | Toggles the caption on the selected table. |
| `tablecellbackgroundcolor` | *Not Applicable* | Sets the background color of the selected cells. |
| `tablecellbordercolor` | *Not Applicable* | Sets the border color of the selected cells. |
| `tablerowheader` | *Not Applicable* | Toggle a row between being a table header row or a table body row. |
| `tablecolheader` | *Not Applicable* | Toggle a column between being a table header column and a table body column. |

For information on the Table plugin, see: [Plugins - The Table plugin](../table/)

## Table of Contents plugin

The Table of Contents plugin provides the following menu items:

| Menu item identifier | [Default Menu Location](../menus-configuration-options/#example-the-tinymce-default-menu-items) | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `tableofcontents` | Insert | Inserts a Table of Contents into the editor. |

For information on the Table of Contents plugin, see: [Plugins - The Table of Contents plugin](../tableofcontents/)

## Template plugin

The Template plugin provides the following menu items:

| Menu item identifier | [Default Menu Location](../menus-configuration-options/#example-the-tinymce-default-menu-items) | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `template` | Insert | Inserts templates into the editor. |

For information on the Template plugin, see: [Plugins - The Template plugin](../template/)

## Tiny Drive plugin

The Tiny Drive plugin provides the following menu items:

| Menu item identifier | [Default Menu Location](../menus-configuration-options/#example-the-tinymce-default-menu-items) | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `insertfile` | *Not Applicable* | Opens the Tiny Drive file selector. |

For information on the Tiny Drive plugin, see: [Plugins - The Tiny Drive plugin](../tinydrive-introduction/)

## Visual Blocks plugin

The Visual Blocks plugin provides the following menu items:

| Menu item identifier | [Default Menu Location](../menus-configuration-options/#example-the-tinymce-default-menu-items) | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `visualblocks` | View | Toggles block visibility on/off. |

For information on the Visual Blocks plugin, see: [Plugins - The Visual Blocks plugin](../visualblocks/)

## Visual Characters plugin

The Visual Characters plugin provides the following menu items:

| Menu item identifier | [Default Menu Location](../menus-configuration-options/#example-the-tinymce-default-menu-items) | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `visualchars` | View | Toggles visibility of nonbreaking spaces on/off. |

For information on the Visual Characters plugin, see: [Plugins - The Visual Characters plugin](../visualchars/)

## Word Count plugin

The Word Count plugin provides the following menu items:

| Menu item identifier | [Default Menu Location](../menus-configuration-options/#example-the-tinymce-default-menu-items) | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `wordcount` | Tools | Opens a word count dialog showing word and character counts. |

For information on the Word Count plugin, see: [Plugins - The Word Count plugin](../wordcount/)