# How to indent in wordpress

> To indent in WordPress, access your admin dashboard posts, edit or create a post, and select Custom HTML under Blocks. Switch to HTML mode, wrap your paragraph in <blockquote> tags, and preview the indented content.

Canonical: https://livedemo.ai/tutorials/how-to-indent-in-wordpress/
Apps: WordPress
Updated: 2026-10-05
Interactive demo: https://story-api.livedemo.ai/workspaces/62255d3d3304f17b8f5e2d03/stories/692a3fd5ab56e05a00fe7eb8/preview?step=1

## Steps

1. Access the WordPress editor by logging in to your admin dashboard and navigating to the “Posts” section.
2. Edit an existing one or create a new post.
3. Click "Custom HTML" under the "Blocks" tab.
4. Switch to the “HTML” mode in the editor.
5. Copy the paragraph that you want to indent and add the HTML <blockquote> tag before the text and the closing </blockquote> tag after the indented text.
6. Select "Preview" to check the paragraph.
7. By using the <blockquote> tag, you can create a visually indented block of text within your WordPress content.