tinymce-docs/advanced/editor-control-identifiers.md

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For use with the [toolbar]({{ site.baseurl }}/configure/editor-appearance/#toolbar) or the [menu]({{ site.baseurl }}/configure/editor-appearance/#menu) configuration options.

Outline

• Toolbar controls (toolbar button identifiers)
• Menu controls (menu section and menu item identifiers)

Toolbar controls

The following table shows 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

Control	Core/Plugin	Description
aligncenter	core	Left aligns the current block or image.
alignjustify	core	Full aligns the current block or image.
alignleft	core	Left aligns the current block or image.
alignnone	core	Removes the alignment of the current block or image.
alignright	core	Right aligns the current block or image.
blockquote	core	Applies block quote format to the current block level element.
backcolor	core	Applies background color to selection.
bold	core	Applies the bold format to the current selection.
copy	core	Copies the current selection into clipboard.
cut	core	Cuts the current selection into clipboard.
fontselect	core	Dropdown list with font families to apply to selection.
fontsizeselect	core	Dropdown list with font sizes to apply to selection.
forecolor	core	Applies foreground/text color to selection.
formatselect	core	Dropdown list with block formats to apply to selection.
h1	core	Changes current line to the "Heading 1" style.
h2	core	Changes current line to the "Heading 2" style.
h3	core	Changes current line to the "Heading 3" style.
h4	core	Changes current line to the "Heading 4" style.
h5	core	Changes current line to the "Heading 5" style.
h6	core	Changes current line to the "Heading 6" style.
indent	core	Indents the current list item or block element.
italic	core	Applies the italic format to the current selection.
newdocument	core	Creates a new document.
outdent	core	Outdents the current list item or block element.
paste	core	Pastes the current clipboard into the editor.
redo	core	To redo the last undone operation.
remove	core	Removes (deletes) the selected content or the content before the cursor position.
removeformat	core	Removes the formatting from the current selection.
selectall	core	Selects all content in the editor.
strikethrough	core	Applies strike though format to the current selection.
styleselect	core	Dropdown list with styles to apply to selection.
subscript	core	Applies subscript format to the current selection.
superscript	core	Applies superscript format to the current selection.
underline	core	Applies the underline format to the current selection.
undo	core	To undo the last operation.
visualaid	core	Toggles the visual aids for invisible elements.
a11ycheck	[a11ychecker]({{ site.baseurl }}/plugins/a11ychecker/)	Opens the accessibility checker dialog.
anchor	[anchor]({{ site.baseurl }}/plugins/anchor/)	Creates/Edits anchor elements.
casechange	[casechange]({{ site.baseurl }}/plugins/casechange/)	Changes the case of text in a block selection to uppercase, lowercase, or title case.
charmap	[charmap]({{ site.baseurl }}/plugins/charmap/)	Inserts custom characters into the editor.
checklist	[checklist]({{ site.baseurl }}/plugins/checklist/)	Creates a checklist.
code	[code]({{ site.baseurl }}/plugins/code/)	Opens the code dialog
codesample	[codesample]({{ site.baseurl }}/plugins/codesample/)	Inserts code snippets with syntax highlighting.
addcomment	[comments]({{ site.baseurl }}/plugins/comments/)	Adds a comment at the cursor location or for the selected text.
showcomments	[comments]({{ site.baseurl }}/plugins/comments/)	Shows/hides comments present in the editor.
ltr	[directionality]({{ site.baseurl }}/plugins/directionality/)	Sets the directionality of contents to ltr.
rtl	[directionality]({{ site.baseurl }}/plugins/directionality/)	Sets the directionality of contents to rtl.
emoticons	[emoticons]({{ site.baseurl }}/plugins/emoticons/)	Opens the emoticons dialog.
formatpainter	[formatpainter]({{ site.baseurl }}/plugins/formatpainter/)	Enables and disables format painting.
fullpage	[fullpage]({{ site.baseurl }}/plugins/fullpage/)	Documents properties for the full page.
fullscreen	[fullscreen]({{ site.baseurl }}/plugins/fullscreen/)	Toggles fullscreen mode
help	[help]({{ site.baseurl }}/plugins/help/)	Opens the help dialog
hr	[hr]({{ site.baseurl }}/plugins/hr/)	Inserts a horizontal rule into the editor.
image	[image]({{ site.baseurl }}/plugins/image/)	Creates/Edits images within the editor.
editimage	[imagetools]({{ site.baseurl }}/plugins/imagetools/)	Edits the current image in the image dialog.
fliph	[imagetools]({{ site.baseurl }}/plugins/imagetools/)	Flips the current image horizontally.
flipv	[imagetools]({{ site.baseurl }}/plugins/imagetools/)	Flips the current image vertically.
imageoptions	[imagetools]({{ site.baseurl }}/plugins/imagetools/)	Opens the image options dialog.
rotateleft	[imagetools]({{ site.baseurl }}/plugins/imagetools/)	Rotates the current image counterclockwise.
rotateright	[imagetools]({{ site.baseurl }}/plugins/imagetools/)	Rotates the current image clockwise.
insertdatetime	[insertdatetime]({{ site.baseurl }}/plugins/insertdatetime/)	Inserts the current date/time
link	[link]({{ site.baseurl }}/plugins/link/)	Creates/Edits links within the editor.
openlink	[link]({{ site.baseurl }}/plugins/link/)	Opens the selected link in a new tab.
unlink	[link]({{ site.baseurl }}/plugins/link/)	Removes links from the current selection.
bullist	[lists]({{ site.baseurl }}/plugins/lists/)	Formats the current selection as a bullet list.
numlist	[lists]({{ site.baseurl }}/plugins/lists/)	Formats the current selection as a numbered list.
media	[media]({{ site.baseurl }}/plugins/media/)	Creates/Edits embedded media elements.
nonbreaking	[nonbreaking]({{ site.baseurl }}/plugins/nonbreaking/)	Inserts a nonbreaking space into the editor.
pagebreak	[pagebreak]({{ site.baseurl }}/plugins/pagebreak/)	Inserts a pagebreak into the editor.
pageembed	[pageembed]({{ site.baseurl }}/plugins/pageembed/)	Opens the insert or edit iframe dialog.
pastetext	[paste]({{ site.baseurl }}/plugins/paste/)	Toggles plain text pasting mode on/off.
permanentpen	[permanentpen]({{ site.baseurl }}/plugins/permanentpen/)	Enables and disables Permanent Pen formatting.
preview	[preview]({{ site.baseurl }}/plugins/preview/)	Previews the current editor contents.
print	[print]({{ site.baseurl }}/plugins/print/)	Prints the current editor contents.
quickimage	[quickbars]({{ site.baseurl }}/plugins/quickbars/)	Inserts an image from the local machine.
quicklink	[quickbars]({{ site.baseurl }}/plugins/quickbars/)	Inserts a link in a quicker way.
quicktable	[quickbars]({{ site.baseurl }}/plugins/quickbars/)	Inserts a table 2x2.
restoredraft	[restoredraft]({{ site.baseurl }}/plugins/autosave/)	Restores to the latest auto saved draft.
cancel	[save]({{ site.baseurl }}/plugins/save/)	Cancels/Resets the editor contents to it's initial state.
save	[save]({{ site.baseurl }}/plugins/save/)	Saves the current editor contents to a form or ajax call.
searchreplace	[searchreplace]({{ site.baseurl }}/plugins/searchreplace/)	Searches and/or Replaces contents within the editor.
spellchecker	[spellchecker]({{ site.baseurl }}/plugins/spellchecker/)	Spellchecks the current editor contents.
table	[table]({{ site.baseurl }}/plugins/table/)	Creates/Edits table elements.
tablecellprops	[table]({{ site.baseurl }}/plugins/table/)	Opens the Cell properties dialog.
tablecopycol	[table]({{ site.baseurl }}/plugins/table/)	Copies the current column to the clipboard. {{site.requires_5_4v}}
tablecopyrow	[table]({{ site.baseurl }}/plugins/table/)	Copies the current row to the clipboard. {{site.requires_5_4v}}
tablecutcol	[table]({{ site.baseurl }}/plugins/table/)	Cuts the current column to the clipboard. {{site.requires_5_4v}}
tablecutrow	[table]({{ site.baseurl }}/plugins/table/)	Cuts the current row to the clipboard. {{site.requires_5_4v}}
tabledelete	[table]({{ site.baseurl }}/plugins/table/)	Deletes table.
tabledeletecol	[table]({{ site.baseurl }}/plugins/table/)	Deletes the selected column.
tabledeleterow	[table]({{ site.baseurl }}/plugins/table/)	Deletes the current row row.
tableinsertdialog	[table]({{ site.baseurl }}/plugins/table/)	Opens the table properties dialog for creating a new table.
tableinsertcolafter	[table]({{ site.baseurl }}/plugins/table/)	Inserts column after the current one.
tableinsertcolbefore	[table]({{ site.baseurl }}/plugins/table/)	Inserts a column before the current one.
tableinsertrowafter	[table]({{ site.baseurl }}/plugins/table/)	Inserts a new row after the current one.
tableinsertrowbefore	[table]({{ site.baseurl }}/plugins/table/)	Inserts a new row before the current one.
tablemergecells	[table]({{ site.baseurl }}/plugins/table/)	Merges the selected cells.
tablepastecolafter	[table]({{ site.baseurl }}/plugins/table/)	Pastes the column in the clipboard after the current column. {{site.requires_5_4v}}
tablepastecolbefore	[table]({{ site.baseurl }}/plugins/table/)	Pastes the column in the clipboard before the current column. {{site.requires_5_4v}}
tablepasterowafter	[table]({{ site.baseurl }}/plugins/table/)	Pastes the row in the clipboard after the current row. {{site.requires_5_4v}}
tablepasterowbefore	[table]({{ site.baseurl }}/plugins/table/)	Pastes the row in the clipboard before the current row. {{site.requires_5_4v}}
tableprops	[table]({{ site.baseurl }}/plugins/table/)	Opens the table properties dialog.
tablerowprops	[table]({{ site.baseurl }}/plugins/table/)	Opens the Row properties dialog.
tablesplitcells	[table]({{ site.baseurl }}/plugins/table/)	Splits the current merged cell.
template	[template]({{ site.baseurl }}/plugins/template/)	Inserts templates into the editor.
language	[tinymcespellchecker]({{ site.baseurl }}/plugins/tinymcespellchecker/)	Sets the spellchecker language for the current selection.
spellcheckdialog	[tinymcespellchecker]({{ site.baseurl }}/plugins/tinymcespellchecker/)	Opens the spelling checker dialog if spellchecker_dialog is false, otherwise this button is disabled.
spellchecker	[tinymcespellchecker]({{ site.baseurl }}/plugins/tinymcespellchecker/)	Opens the spelling checker dialog if spellchecker_dialog is true, otherwise this button enables or disables spell checking as-you-type.
toc	[toc]({{ site.baseurl }}/plugins/toc/)	Inserts a Table of Contents into the editor.
tocupdate	[toc]({{ site.baseurl }}/plugins/toc/)	Updates the Table of Contents block element.
insertfile	[tinydrive]({{ site.baseurl }}/plugins/drive/)	Opens the {{site.cloudfilemanager}} file selector.
visualblocks	[visualblocks]({{ site.baseurl }}/plugins/visualblocks/)	Toggles the visibility of block elements.
visualchars	[visualchars]({{ site.baseurl }}/plugins/visualchars/)	Toggles the visibility of non breaking character elements.
wordcount	[wordcount]({{ site.baseurl }}/plugins/wordcount/)	Opens a word count dialog showing word and character counts.

Menu controls

The following table shows all available menu 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().menuItems

Control	Core/Plugin	Default Menu Location	Description
align	core	Format	Changes alignment to the current block or selection.
backcolor	core	Format	Applies background color to selection.
blockformats	core	Format	Applies block formats to current selection.
bold	core	Format	Applies bold format to current selection.
codeformat	core	Format	Applies inline code format to current selection.
copy	core	Edit	Copies the current selection into clipboard.
cut	core	Edit	Cuts the current selection into clipboard.
forecolor	core	Format	Applies foreground/text color to selection.
formats	core	Format	Menu of all available formats.
fontformats	core	Format	Dropdown list with font families to apply to selection.
fontsizes	core	Format	Dropdown list with font sizes to apply to selection.
italic	core	Format	Applies italic format to current selection.
newdocument	core	File	Creates a new document.
paste	core	Edit	Pastes the current clipboard contents into editor.
redo	core	Edit	To redo the last undo-ed operation.
removeformat	core	Format	Removes all formats form the current selection.
selectall	core	Edit	Selects all the editor contents.
strikethrough	core	Format	Applies strikethrough format to current selection.
subscript	core	Format	Applies subscript format to current selection.
superscript	core	Format	Applies superscript format to current selection.
underline	core	Format	Applies underline format to current selection.
undo	core	Edit	To undo the last operation.
visualaid	core	View	Toggles visual aids on/off.
a11ycheck	[a11ychecker]({{ site.baseurl }}/plugins/a11ychecker/)	Tools	Opens the accessibility checker dialog.
advtablesort	[advtable]({{ site.baseurl }}/plugins/advtable/)	Table	Advanced tables sort menu item with related controls.
anchor	[anchor]({{ site.baseurl }}/plugins/anchor/)	Insert	Inserts an anchor into the editor.
restoredraft	[autosave]({{ site.baseurl }}/plugins/autosave/)	File	Restores to the latest auto saved draft.
casechange	[casechange]({{ site.baseurl }}/plugins/casechange/)	Not Applicable	Changes the case of text in a block selection to uppercase, lowercase, or title case.
charmap	[charmap]({{ site.baseurl }}/plugins/charmap/)	Insert	Opens the charmap dialog.
checklist	[checklist]({{ site.baseurl }}/plugins/checklist/)	Creates a checklist.
code	[code]({{ site.baseurl }}/plugins/code/)	View	Opens the code dialog.
codesample	[codesample]({{ site.baseurl }}/plugins/codesample/)	Insert	Inserts code snippets with syntax highlighting.
addcomment	[comments]({{ site.baseurl }}/plugins/comments/)	Insert	Adds a comment at the cursor location or for the selected text.
deleteallconversations	[comments]({{ site.baseurl }}/plugins/comments/)	File	Deletes all comments from the editor.
showcomments	[comments]({{ site.baseurl }}/plugins/comments/)	View	Shows/hides comments present in the editor.
emoticons	[emoticons]({{ site.baseurl }}/plugins/emoticons/)	Insert	Opens the emoticons dialog.
fullpage	[fullpage]({{ site.baseurl }}/plugins/fullpage/)	Not Applicable	Documents properties for the full page.
fullscreen	[fullscreen]({{ site.baseurl }}/plugins/fullscreen/)	View	Toggles fullscreen on/off.
help	[help]({{ site.baseurl }}/plugins/help/)	Help	Opens the help dialog.
hr	[hr]({{ site.baseurl }}/plugins/hr/)	Insert	Inserts a horizontal rule into the editor.
image	[image]({{ site.baseurl }}/plugins/image/)	Insert	Opens the image dialog.
insertdatetime	[insertdatetime]({{ site.baseurl }}/plugins/insertdatetime/)	Insert	Inserts the current date/time into the editor.
link	[link]({{ site.baseurl }}/plugins/link/)	Insert	Opens the link dialog.
openlink	[link]({{ site.baseurl }}/plugins/link/)	Not Applicable	Opens the selected link in a new tab.
unlink	[link]({{ site.baseurl }}/plugins/link/)	Not Applicable	Removes the hyperlink from the selected text.
media	[media]({{ site.baseurl }}/plugins/media/)	Insert	Opens the media dialog.
nonbreaking	[nonbreaking]({{ site.baseurl }}/plugins/nonbreaking/)	Insert	Inserts a nonbreaking space into the editor.
pagebreak	[pagebreak]({{ site.baseurl }}/plugins/pagebreak/)	Insert	Inserts a pagebreak into the editor.
pageembed	[pageembed]({{ site.baseurl }}/plugins/pageembed/)	Insert	Opens the insert or edit iframe dialog.
pastetext	[paste]({{ site.baseurl }}/plugins/paste/)	Edit	Toggles paste as plain text on/off.
configurepermanentpen	[permanentpen]({{ site.baseurl }}/plugins/permanentpen/)	Not Applicable	Opens the Permanent Pen properties dialog.
permanentpen	[permanentpen]({{ site.baseurl }}/plugins/permanentpen/)	Not Applicable	Enables and disables Permanent Pen formatting.
preview	[preview]({{ site.baseurl }}/plugins/preview/)	File	Previews the current document.
print	[print]({{ site.baseurl }}/plugins/print/)	File	Prints the current document.
searchreplace	[searchreplace]({{ site.baseurl }}/plugins/searchreplace/)	Edit	Opens the search/replace dialog.
spellchecker	[spellchecker]({{ site.baseurl }}/plugins/spellchecker/)	Tools	Toggles the spellchecker on/off.
cell	[table]({{ site.baseurl }}/plugins/table/)	Table	Cell menu item with related controls.
column	[table]({{ site.baseurl }}/plugins/table/)	Table	Column menu item with related controls.
deletetable	[table]({{ site.baseurl }}/plugins/table/)	Table	Deletes the current table.
inserttable	[table]({{ site.baseurl }}/plugins/table/)	Table	Inserts table grid menu.
inserttabledialog	[table]({{ site.baseurl }}/plugins/table/)	Not Applicable	Opens the table properties dialog for creating a new table.
row	[table]({{ site.baseurl }}/plugins/table/)	Table	Row menu item with related controls.
tableprops	[table]({{ site.baseurl }}/plugins/table/)	Table	Opens the table properties dialog.
template	[template]({{ site.baseurl }}/plugins/template/)	Insert	Inserts templates into the editor.
insertfile	[tinydrive]({{ site.baseurl }}/plugins/drive/)	Not Applicable	Opens the {{site.cloudfilemanager}} file selector.
spellchecker	[tinymcespellchecker]({{ site.baseurl }}/plugins/tinymcespellchecker/)	Tools	Toggles the spellchecker on/off.
spellcheckerlanguage	[tinymcespellchecker]({{ site.baseurl }}/plugins/tinymcespellchecker/)	Tools	Changes the language used for the spell checking process for the document or the currently selected text.
toc	[toc]({{ site.baseurl }}/plugins/toc/)	Insert	Inserts a Table of Contents into the editor.
visualblocks	[visualblocks]({{ site.baseurl }}/plugins/visualblocks/)	View	Toggles block visibility on/off.
visualchars	[visualchars]({{ site.baseurl }}/plugins/visualchars/)	View	Toggles visibility of nonbreaking spaces on/off.
wordcount	[wordcount]({{ site.baseurl }}/plugins/wordcount/)	Tools	Opens a word count dialog showing word and character counts.