Toolbar Buttons Available for TinyMCE

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

tinyMCE.activeEditor.ui.registry.getAll().buttons

These toolbar buttons can be added to the editor using:

The core toolbar buttons

The following toolbar buttons are available for all TinyMCE instances without enabling any plugins:

Toolbar button identifier Description

aligncenter

Center aligns the current block or image.

alignjustify

Full aligns the current block or image.

alignleft

Left aligns the current block or image.

alignnone

Removes the alignment of the current block or image.

alignright

Right aligns the current block or image.

blockquote

Applies block quote format to the current block level element.

backcolor

Applies background color to selection.

blocks

Dropdown list with block formats to apply to selection.

bold

Applies the bold format to the current selection.

copy

Copies the current selection into clipboard.

cut

Cuts the current selection into clipboard.

fontfamily

Dropdown list with font families to apply to selection.

fontsize

Dropdown list with font sizes to apply to selection.
The fontsize and fontsizeinput toolbar buttons should not be placed in a toolbar group together or otherwise presented together.

fontsizeinput

Text entry input field to change font size of selection or current insertion point. Also provides increase and decrease font size buttons on either side of said input field.
This toolbar button is commonly used in conjunction with the font_size_input_default configuration option.
The fontsize and fontsizeinput toolbar buttons should not be placed in a toolbar group together or otherwise presented together.

forecolor

Applies foreground/text color to selection.

h1

Changes current line to the "Heading 1" style.

h2

Changes current line to the "Heading 2" style.

h3

Changes current line to the "Heading 3" style.

h4

Changes current line to the "Heading 4" style.

h5

Changes current line to the "Heading 5" style.

h6

Changes current line to the "Heading 6" style.

hr

Inserts a horizontal rule into the editor.

indent

Indents the current list item or block element.

italic

Applies the italic format to the current selection.

language

Dropdown list with languages to apply to the selection. This button requires the content_langs option.

lineheight

Dropdown list with line heights to apply to selection.

navigateback

Allows navigation between subtoolbar levels for multi-level toolbar configurations.

newdocument

Creates a new document.

outdent

Outdents the current list item or block element.

paste

Pastes the current clipboard into the editor.

pastetext

Toggles plain text pasting mode on/off. When in plain text mode, all rich content is converted into plain text.

print

Prints the current editor contents.

redo

To redo the last undone operation.

remove

Removes (deletes) the selected content or the content before the cursor position.

removeformat

Removes the formatting from the current selection.

selectall

Selects all content in the editor.

strikethrough

Applies strike though format to the current selection.

styles

Dropdown list with styles to apply to selection.

subscript

Applies subscript format to the current selection.

superscript

Applies superscript format to the current selection.

underline

Applies the underline format to the current selection.

undo

To undo the last operation.

visualaid

Toggles the visual aids for invisible elements.

A11yChecker plugin

The A11yChecker plugin provides the following toolbar buttons:

Toolbar button identifier Description

a11ycheck

Opens the accessibility checker dialog.

For information on the A11yChecker plugin, see: Plugins - The A11yChecker plugin

Accordion plugin

The Accordion plugin provides the following toolbar buttons:

Toolbar button identifier Description

accordion

Executes the InsertAccordion command, adding an Accordion element at the current location.

accordiontoggle

Executes the ToggleAccordion command, reversing the state of the selected Accordion, to open from closed and to closed from open.

accordionremove

Executes the RemoveAccordion command, removing the selected Accordion.

For information on the Accordion plugin, see: Plugins - The Accordion plugin

AI Assistant plugin

The AI Assistant plugin provides the following toolbar buttons:

Toolbar button identifier Description

aidialog

Open the AI Assistant dialog.

aishortcuts

Opens the AI Shortcuts menu, displaying the available shortcut prompts for querying the AI API.

For information on the AI Assistant plugin, see: Plugins - The AI Assistant plugin

Enhanced Code Editor plugin

The Enhanced Code Editor plugin provides the following toolbar buttons:

Toolbar button identifier Description

code

Opens the code dialog.

For information on the Enhanced Code Editor plugin, see: Plugins - The Enhanced Code Editor plugin

List Styles plugin

The List Styles plugin provides the following toolbar buttons:

Toolbar button identifier Description

bullist

Formats the current selection as a bullet list with dropdown options for different bullet styles (disc, circle, square).

numlist

Formats the current selection as a numbered list with dropdown options for different number styles (decimal, alpha, roman, greek).
The List Styles plugin extends the core bullist and numlist toolbar buttons by adding dropdown arrows that allow users to select from different list styles. These buttons are provided by the core lists plugin, but the dropdown functionality is added by the List Styles plugin.

For information on the List Styles plugin, see: Plugins - The List Styles plugin

Enhanced Tables plugin

The Enhanced Tables plugin provides the following toolbar buttons:

Toolbar button identifier Description

advtablerownumbering

Adds or removes (toggles) a row numbering column on the selected table.

For information on the Enhanced Tables plugin, see: Plugins - The Enhanced Tables plugin

Advanced Typography plugin

The Advanced Typography plugin provides the following toolbar buttons:

Toolbar button identifier Description

typopgraphy

Runs the currently active set of Advanced Typography rules over the document or the current selection. Also contains a menu of available language-specific rule sets. When the menu reveal, rather than the icon proper, is pressed, this menu is displayed and a new language-specific rule set can be selected. Note that selecting a language from the menu 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

Anchor plugin

The Anchor plugin provides the following toolbar buttons:

Toolbar button identifier Description

anchor

Creates/Edits anchor elements.

For information on the Anchor plugin, see: Plugins - The Anchor plugin

Autosave plugin

The Autosave plugin provides the following toolbar buttons:

Toolbar button identifier Description

restoredraft

Restores to the latest auto saved draft.

For information on the Autosave plugin, see: Plugins - The Autosave plugin

Case Change plugin

The Case Change plugin provides the following toolbar buttons:

Toolbar button identifier Description

casechange

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

Character Map plugin

The Character Map plugin provides the following toolbar buttons:

Toolbar button identifier Description

charmap

Inserts custom characters into the editor.

For information on the Character Map plugin, see: Plugins - The Character Map plugin

Checklist plugin

The Checklist plugin provides the following toolbar buttons:

Toolbar button identifier Description

checklist

Creates a checklist.

For information on the Checklist plugin, see: Plugins - The Checklist plugin

Code plugin

The Code plugin provides the following toolbar buttons:

Toolbar button identifier Description

code

Opens the code dialog.

For information on the Code plugin, see: Plugins - The Code plugin

Code Sample plugin

The Code Sample plugin provides the following toolbar buttons:

Toolbar button identifier Description

codesample

Inserts code snippets with syntax highlighting.

For information on the Code Sample plugin, see: Plugins - The Code Sample plugin

Comments plugin

The Comments plugin provides the following toolbar buttons:

Toolbar button identifier Description

addcomment

Adds a comment at the cursor location or to the selected content.

showcomments

Shows/hides the Comments sidebar UI and comments present in the editor.

For information on the Comments plugin, see: Plugins - The Comments plugin

Directionality plugin

The Directionality plugin provides the following toolbar buttons:

Toolbar button identifier Description

ltr

Sets the directionality of contents to ltr.

rtl

Sets the directionality of contents to rtl.

For information on the Directionality plugin, see: Plugins - The Directionality plugin

Emoticons plugin

The Emoticons plugin provides the following toolbar buttons:

Toolbar button identifier Description

emoticons

Opens the Emojis dialog.

For information on the Emoticons plugin, see: Plugins - The Emoticons plugin

Export to PDF plugin

The Export to PDF plugin provides the following toolbar buttons:

Toolbar button identifier Description

exportpdf

Generates a PDF file directly from the editor.

For information on the Export to PDF plugin, see: Plugins - The Export to PDF plugin

Export to Word plugin

The Export to Word plugin provides the following toolbar buttons:

Toolbar button identifier Description

exportword

Generate a .docx file directly from the editor.

For information on the Export to Word plugin, see: Plugins - The Export to Word plugin

Footnotes plugin

The Footnotes plugin provides the following toolbar buttons:

Toolbar button identifier Description

footnotes

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

Manually updates the state of all footnotes in a TinyMCE document.

For information on the Footnotes plugin, see: Plugins - The Footnotes plugin

Format Painter plugin

The Format Painter plugin provides the following toolbar buttons:

Toolbar button identifier Description

formatpainter

Enables and disables format painting.

For information on the Format Painter plugin, see: Plugins - The Format Painter plugin

Full Screen plugin

The Full Screen plugin provides the following toolbar buttons:

Toolbar button identifier Description

fullscreen

Toggles fullscreen mode.

For information on the Full Screen plugin, see: Plugins - The Full Screen plugin

Help plugin

The Help plugin provides the following toolbar buttons:

Toolbar button identifier Description

help

Opens the help dialog.

For information on the Help plugin, see: Plugins - The Help plugin

Image plugin

The Image plugin provides the following toolbar buttons:

Toolbar button identifier Description

image

Creates/Edits images within the editor.

For information on the Image plugin, see: Plugins - The Image plugin

Import from Word plugin

The Import from Word plugin provides the following toolbar buttons:

Toolbar button identifier Description

importword

Opens the import dialog so the user can select a specific .docx or .dotx file.

For information on the Import from Word plugin, see: Plugins - The Import from Word plugin

Image Editing plugin

The Image Editing plugin provides the following toolbar buttons:

Toolbar button identifier Description

editimage

Edits the current image in the image dialog.

fliph

Flips the current image horizontally.

flipv

Flips the current image vertically.

imageoptions

Opens the image options dialog.

rotateleft

Rotates the current image counterclockwise.

rotateright

Rotates the current image clockwise.

For information on the Image Editing plugin, see: Plugins - The Image Editing plugin

Insert Date/Time plugin

The Insert Date/Time plugin provides the following toolbar buttons:

Toolbar button identifier Description

insertdatetime

Inserts the current date/time.

For information on the Insert Date/Time plugin, see: Plugins - The Insert Date/Time plugin

The Link plugin provides the following toolbar buttons:

Toolbar button identifier Description

link

Creates/Edits links within the editor.

openlink

Opens the selected link in a new tab.

unlink

Removes links from the current selection.

For information on the Link plugin, see: Plugins - The Link plugin

Lists plugin

The Lists plugin provides the following toolbar buttons:

Toolbar button identifier Description

bullist

Formats the current selection as a bullet list.

numlist

Formats the current selection as a numbered list.

For information on the Lists plugin, see: Plugins - The Lists plugin

Math plugin

The Math plugin provides the following toolbar buttons:

Toolbar button identifier Description

math

Opens the math modal dialog.

For information on the Math plugin, see: Plugins - The Math plugin

Media plugin

The Media plugin provides the following toolbar buttons:

Toolbar button identifier Description

media

Creates/Edits embedded media elements.

For information on the Media plugin, see: Plugins - The Media plugin

Merge Tags plugin

The Merge Tags plugin provides the following toolbar buttons:

Toolbar button identifier Description

mergetags

Menu toolbar button containing merge tags as a drop down list of nested menus and items. This list is specified by the mergetags_list option. When a merge tag is chosen from the menu it is then inserted into the content. This button also includes a search field for finding specific merge tags.

For information on the Merge Tags plugin, see: Plugins - The Merge Tags plugin

Nonbreaking Space plugin

The Nonbreaking Space plugin provides the following toolbar buttons:

Toolbar button identifier Description

nonbreaking

Inserts a nonbreaking space into the editor.

For information on the Nonbreaking Space plugin, see: Plugins - The Nonbreaking Space plugin

Page Break plugin

The Page Break plugin provides the following toolbar buttons:

Toolbar button identifier Description

pagebreak

Inserts a pagebreak into the editor.

For information on the Page Break plugin, see: Plugins - The Page Break plugin

Page Embed plugin

The Page Embed plugin provides the following toolbar buttons:

Toolbar button identifier Description

pageembed

Opens the insert or edit iframe dialog.

For information on the Page Embed plugin, see: Plugins - The Page Embed plugin

Permanent Pen plugin

The Permanent Pen plugin provides the following toolbar buttons:

Toolbar button identifier Description

permanentpen

Enables and disables Permanent Pen formatting.

For information on the Permanent Pen plugin, see: Plugins - The Permanent Pen plugin

Preview plugin

The Preview plugin provides the following toolbar buttons:

Toolbar button identifier Description

preview

Previews the current editor contents.

For information on the Preview plugin, see: Plugins - The Preview plugin

Quick Toolbars plugin

The Quick Toolbars plugin provides the following toolbar buttons:

Toolbar button identifier Description

quickimage

Inserts an image from the local machine.

quicklink

Inserts a link in a quicker way.

quicktable

Inserts a table 2x2.

For information on the Quick Toolbars plugin, see: Plugins - The Quick Toolbars plugin

Revision History plugin

The Revision History plugin provides the following toolbar buttons:

Toolbar button identifier Description

revisionhistory

Opens the Revision History view.

For information on the Revision History plugin, see: Plugins - The Revision History plugin

Save plugin

The Save plugin provides the following toolbar buttons:

Toolbar button identifier Description

cancel

Cancels/Resets the editor contents to it’s initial state.

save

Saves the current editor contents to a form or ajax call.

For information on the Save plugin, see: Plugins - The Save plugin

Search and Replace plugin

The Search and Replace plugin provides the following toolbar buttons:

Toolbar button identifier Description

searchreplace

Searches and/or Replaces contents within the editor.

For information on the Search and Replace plugin, see: Plugins - The Search and Replace plugin

Spell Checker plugin

The Spell Checker plugin provides the following toolbar buttons:

Toolbar button identifier Description

spellcheckdialog

Opens the spelling checker dialog if spellchecker_dialog is false, otherwise this button is disabled.

spellchecker

Opens the spelling checker dialog if spellchecker_dialog is true, otherwise this button enables or disables spell checking as-you-type.

For information on the Spell Checker plugin, see: Plugins - The Spell Checker plugin

Suggested Edits plugin

The Suggested Edits plugin provides the following toolbar buttons:

Toolbar button identifier Description

suggestededits

Opens the Review edits view.

suggestededits-label

Opens the Review edits view (this button uses text instead of an icon).

For information on the Suggested Edits plugin, see: Plugins - The Suggested Edits plugin

Table plugin

The Table plugin provides the following toolbar buttons:

Toolbar button identifier Description

table

Creates/Edits table elements.

tablecellprops

Opens the Cell properties dialog.

tablecopyrow

Copies the current row to the clipboard.

tablecutrow

Cuts the current row to the clipboard.

tabledelete

Deletes table.

tabledeletecol

Deletes the selected column.

tabledeleterow

Deletes the current row row.

tableinsertdialog

Opens the table properties dialog for creating a new table.

tableinsertcolafter

Inserts column after the current one.

tableinsertcolbefore

Inserts a column before the current one.

tableinsertrowafter

Inserts a new row after the current one.

tableinsertrowbefore

Inserts a new row before the current one.

tablemergecells

Merges the selected cells.

tablepasterowafter

Pastes the row in the clipboard after the current row.

tablepasterowbefore

Pastes the row in the clipboard before the current row.

tableprops

Opens the table properties dialog.

tablerowprops

Opens the Row properties dialog.

tablesplitcells

Splits the current merged cell.

tableclass

Adds or removes pre-defined classes to the selected table.

tablecellclass

Adds or removes pre-defined classes to selected cells in the table.

tablecellvalign

Sets the vertical alignment of the selected cells.

tablecellborderwidth

Sets the border width of all selected cells.

tablecellborderstyle

Sets the style of border for all selected cells.

tablecaption

Toggles the caption on the selected table.

tablecellbackgroundcolor

Sets the background color of the selected cells.

tablecellbordercolor

Sets the border color of the selected cells.

tablerowheader

Toggle a row between being a table header row or a table body row.

tablecolheader

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

Templates plugin

The Templates plugin provides the following toolbar buttons:

Toolbar button identifier Description

inserttemplate

Opens the Templates dialog which presents all templates available to the particular TinyMCE instance for selection and insertion.

addtemplate

Open the New template dialog, allowing for the selected text to be saved as a named template and placed in an already-set category. If there is no selection current in the TinyMCE editor, this button is disabled.

For information on the Templates plugin, see: Plugins - The Templates plugin

Table of Contents plugin

The Table of Contents plugin provides the following toolbar buttons:

Toolbar button identifier Description

tableofcontents

Inserts a Table of Contents into the editor.

tableofcontentsupdate

Updates the Table of Contents block element.

For information on the Table of Contents plugin, see: Plugins - The Table of Contents plugin

Tiny Drive plugin

The Tiny Drive plugin provides the following toolbar buttons:

Toolbar button identifier Description

insertfile

Opens the Tiny Drive file selector.

For information on the Tiny Drive plugin, see: Plugins - The Tiny Drive plugin

Visual Blocks plugin

The Visual Blocks plugin provides the following toolbar buttons:

Toolbar button identifier Description

visualblocks

Toggles the visibility of block elements.

For information on the Visual Blocks plugin, see: Plugins - The Visual Blocks plugin

Visual Characters plugin

The Visual Characters plugin provides the following toolbar buttons:

Toolbar button identifier Description

visualchars

Toggles the visibility of non breaking character elements.

For information on the Visual Characters plugin, see: Plugins - The Visual Characters plugin

Word Count plugin

The Word Count plugin provides the following toolbar buttons:

Toolbar button identifier Description

wordcount

Opens a word count dialog showing word and character counts.

For information on the Word Count plugin, see: Plugins - The Word Count plugin