blocks

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• Embed
• Media
• Reusable
• Text
• Theme
• Widgets

Design

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Title	Name	Description
Comment Template	core/comment-template	Contains the block elements used to display a comment, like the title, date, author, avatar and more.
Home Link	core/home-link	Create a link that always points to the homepage of the site. Usually not necessary if there is already a site title link present in the header.
Custom Link	core/navigation-link	Add a page, link, or another item to your navigation.
Submenu	core/navigation-submenu	Add a submenu to your navigation.
Button	core/button	Prompt visitors to take action with a button-style link.
Buttons	core/buttons	Prompt visitors to take action with a group of button-style links.
Column	core/column	A single column within a columns block.
Columns	core/columns	Display content in multiple columns, with blocks added to each column.
Group	core/group	Gather blocks in a layout container.
More	core/more	Content before this block will be shown in the excerpt on your archives page.
Page Break	core/nextpage	Separate your content into a multi-page experience.
Separator	core/separator	Create a break between ideas or sections with a horizontal separator.
Spacer	core/spacer	Add white space between blocks and customize its height.
Text Columns (deprecated)	core/text-columns	This block is deprecated. Please use the Columns block instead.

Embed

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Title	Name	Description
Embed	core/embed	Add a block that displays content pulled from other sites, like Twitter or YouTube.

Media

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Title	Name	Description
Cover	core/cover	Add an image or video with a text overlay.
File	core/file	Add a link to a downloadable file.
Gallery	core/gallery	Display multiple images in a rich gallery.
Image	core/image	Insert an image to make a visual statement.
Audio	core/audio	Embed a simple audio player.
Media & Text	core/media-text	Set media and words side-by-side for a richer layout.
Video	core/video	Embed a video from your media library or upload a new one.

Reusable

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Title	Name	Description
Pattern	core/block	Create and save content to reuse across your site. Update the pattern, and the changes apply everywhere it’s used.

Text

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Title	Name	Description
Footnotes	core/footnotes	—
Heading	core/heading	Introduce new sections and organize content to help visitors (and search engines) understand the structure of your content.
Code	core/code	Display code snippets that respect your spacing and tabs.
Details	core/details	Hide and show additional content.
Classic	core/freeform	Use the classic WordPress editor.
List	core/list	Create a bulleted or numbered list.
List item	core/list-item	Create a list item.
Unsupported	core/missing	Your site doesn’t include support for this block.
Paragraph	core/paragraph	Start with the basic building block of all narrative.
Preformatted	core/preformatted	Add text that respects your spacing and tabs, and also allows styling.
Pullquote	core/pullquote	Give special visual emphasis to a quote from your text.
Quote	core/quote	Give quoted text visual emphasis. “In quoting others, we cite ourselves.” — Julio Cortázar
Table	core/table	Create structured content in rows and columns to display information.
Verse	core/verse	Insert poetry. Use special spacing formats. Or quote song lyrics.

Theme

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Title	Name	Description
Avatar	core/avatar	div wp-block-post-author__avatar
Comment Author Name	core/comment-author-name	p wp-block-post-author__name
Comment Content	core/comment-content	div wp-block-comment-content
Comment Date	core/comment-date	div wp-block-comment-date has-small-font-size
Comment Edit Link	core/comment-edit-link	div wp-block-comment-edit-link has-small-font-size
Comment Reply Link	core/comment-reply-link	div wp-block-comment-reply-link
Comments	core/comments	div wp-block-comments-query-loop”
Comments Pagination	core/comments-pagination	div wp-block-comments-pagination
Comments Next Page	core/comments-pagination-next	Displays the next comment’s page link.
Comments Page Numbers	core/comments-pagination-numbers	Displays a list of page numbers for comments pagination.
Comments Previous Page	core/comments-pagination-previous	Displays the previous comment’s page link.
Comments Title	core/comments-title	h2 wp-block-comments-title
Login/out	core/loginout	div logged-in wp-block-loginout
Navigation	core/navigation	nav is-responsive items-justified-center no-wrap alignfull fse-primary sticky wp-block-navigation wp-block
Pattern placeholder	core/pattern	Show a block pattern.
Post Author	core/post-author	div wp-block-post-author
Post Author Biography	core/post-author-biography	div wp-block-post-author-biography
Post Author Name	core/post-author-name	p wp-block-post-author__name
Post Comments Form	core/post-comments-form	div comment-respond wp-block-post-comments-form
Post Content	core/post-content	div entry-content alignfull wp-block-post-content is-layout-constrained
Post Date	core/post-date	div wp-block-post-date
Excerpt	core/post-excerpt	div wp-block-post-excerpt wp-block
Post Featured Image	core/post-featured-image	figure wp-block-post-featured-image
Post Navigation Link	core/post-navigation-link	nav wp-block-group wp-block-post-navigation is-layout-flex is-content-justification-center is-nowrap items-justified-center
Post Template	core/post-template	Contains the block elements used to render a post, like the title, date, featured image, content or excerpt, and more.
Post Terms	core/post-terms	Post terms.
Title	core/post-title	Displays the title of a post, page, or any other content-type.
Query Loop	core/query	An advanced block that allows displaying post types based on different query parameters and visual configurations.
No results	core/query-no-results	Contains the block elements used to render content when no query results are found.
Pagination	core/query-pagination	Displays a paginated navigation to next/previous set of posts, when applicable.
Next Page	core/query-pagination-next	Displays the next posts page link.
Page Numbers	core/query-pagination-numbers	Displays a list of page numbers for pagination
Previous Page	core/query-pagination-previous	Displays the previous posts page link.
Query Title	core/query-title	Display the query title.
Read More	core/read-more	Displays the link of a post, page, or any other content-type.
Site Logo	core/site-logo	Display an image to represent this site. Update this block and the changes apply everywhere.
Site Tagline	core/site-tagline	Describe in a few words what the site is about. The tagline can be used in search results or when sharing on social networks even if it’s not displayed in the theme design.
Site Title	core/site-title	Displays the name of this site. Update the block, and the changes apply everywhere it’s used. This will also appear in the browser title bar and in search results.
Template Part	core/template-part	Edit the different global regions of your site, like the header, footer, sidebar, or create your own.
Term Description	core/term-description	Display the description of categories, tags and custom taxonomies when viewing an archive.
—	core/post-comments	—

Widgets

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Title	Name	Description
Legacy Widget	core/legacy-widget	Display a legacy widget.
—	core/widget-group	—
Archives	core/archives	ul wp-block-archives-list wp-block-archives div wp-block-archives-dropdown wp-block-archives
Calendar	core/calendar	div wp-block-calendar
Categories List	core/categories	ul wp-block-categories-list wp-block-categories
Latest Comments	core/latest-comments	ol
Latest Posts	core/latest-posts	ul wp-block-latest-posts__list wp-block-latest-posts
Page List	core/page-list	ul wp-block-page-list
Page List Item	core/page-list-item	li
RSS	core/rss	ul wp-block-rss
Search	core/search	form wp-block-search
Shortcode	core/shortcode	div shortcode-wrapper
Social Icon	core/social-link	Display an icon linking to a social media profile or site.
Tag Cloud	core/tag-cloud	p wp-block-tag-cloud
Custom HTML	core/html
Social Icons	core/social-links	ul wp-block-social-links

Complete List of WordPress Core Blocks – WPExplorer