Paragraphs

Updated

Usage

Open Appearance → Customize → Styles → Paragraphs to set your body text. Font defaults to your Body Font Stack from Styles → Fonts. Set Size and Mobile Size for desktop and phones, Line Height for spacing between lines, and Tracking for letter spacing.

Weight and Bold Weight set normal and bold text inside paragraphs. Small Size is used for smaller text such as captions.

When to use it

  • Body text feels too large or cramped across the site.
  • After changing Styles → Fonts → Body Font Stack, to rebalance size and line height.
  • Captions, footnotes, or card descriptions need a consistent smaller size.

Tips

  • Blocks with a headline style set to Paragraph use these settings. Handy for subheads that should read like body text.
  • Mobile Size applies on phones. Check a phone preview after changing Size.
  • Links inside paragraphs are styled under Styles → Inline Links.
  • A Line Height between 1.4 and 1.6 reads comfortably with most sans-serif body fonts.

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