Paragraphs

Usage

Open Appearance β†’ Customize β†’ Styles β†’ Paragraphs to set the baseline for body text. Font defaults to your Body Font Stack from Styles β†’ Fonts. Adjust Size and Mobile Size for desktop and phone reading comfort, Line Height for density, and Tracking for letter spacing.

Weight and Bold Weight control normal and bold <strong> text inside paragraphs. Small Size powers smaller prose treatments such as captions and the is-style-p small-paragraph preset.

When to use it

  • When body copy feels too large or cramped site-wide before editing individual blocks.
  • After changing Styles β†’ Fonts β†’ Body Font Stack, to rebalance size and line height for the new face.
  • When captions, footnotes, or card descriptions need a consistent step down from main copy.

Tips

  • Blocks that pick a Paragraph headline style (is-style-p) inherit these settings β€” useful for subheads that should read as body scale.
  • Mobile Size applies below 768px; check a phone preview after changing Size alone.
  • Inline links inside paragraphs use Styles β†’ Inline Links, not paragraph color controls.
  • Pair Line Height around 1.4–1.6 with most sans-serif body fonts for comfortable long-form reading.

Settings

Paragraphs

Font setting in the block editor sidebar
Font
  • Display
  • Bodydefault
  • Alt
Size setting in the block editor sidebar
Size
Weight setting in the block editor sidebar
Weight
  • Extra Light
  • Light
  • Normaldefault
  • Book
  • Md. Bold
  • Bold
  • Xtra Bold
  • Black
  • Xtra Black
Bold Weight setting in the block editor sidebar
Bold Weight
  • Extra Light
  • Light
  • Normal
  • Book
  • Md. Bold
  • Bolddefault
  • Xtra Bold
  • Black
  • Xtra Black
Mobile Size setting in the block editor sidebar
Mobile Size
Small Size setting in the block editor sidebar
Small Size
Tracking setting in the block editor sidebar
Tracking
Line Height setting in the block editor sidebar
Line Height