How to Underline Text in Wordpress

Quick summary

To underline text in WordPress, you can insert a Custom HTML block and wrap your text in <u> tags directly in the block editor. This method works in WordPress.com and gives you precise control over text formatting without relying on theme styles.

Steps

1. Go to your WordPress dashboard, navigate to Posts or Pages, and open the content where you want to add underlined text.
2. Click the + button to add a new block.
3. Select the Custom HTML block from the block options.
4. Type or paste the following HTML code into the block: <p>This is an <u>underlined</u> text.</p>
5. Replace the text inside the <u> tags with your desired text.
6. Click Preview to see how the underlined text looks, then click Save to save your changes.