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How to Indent in Wordpress

Updated on:
May 11, 2026
By:
Madhav Bhandari
Use this interactive demo to learn how to indent text in your WordPress posts using HTML.

Quick summary

To indent text in WordPress, you can use the Custom HTML block and wrap your paragraph in a <blockquote> tag to create a visually indented block of text. This method works in both the WordPress block editor and classic editor for any post or page.


Steps

  1. Log in to your WordPress admin dashboard and navigate to the Posts section.
  2. Edit an existing post or create a new one.
  3. Click Custom HTML under the Blocks tab in the editor.
  4. Switch to HTML mode in the editor.
  5. Wrap your paragraph with the <blockquote> tag before the text and the closing </blockquote> tag after the indented text.
  6. Select Preview to check how the indented paragraph appears.
  7. Confirm that the <blockquote> tag creates a visually indented block of text within your WordPress content.

📌 Why this matters

Indenting text in WordPress is a common formatting need for bloggers, content editors, and web developers who want to visually organize content or highlight quoted passages. WordPress does not offer a native indent button in the block editor, making the Custom HTML blockquote method the most reliable way to achieve consistent text indentation. Understanding how to use HTML tags directly within the WordPress editor gives content creators greater control over post formatting without requiring additional plugins. This technique applies to any WordPress site, whether hosted on WordPress.com or self-hosted with WordPress.org.
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