Basic Elements

Commonly used block elements for structuring content.

Heading

Create headings of various levels to structure content.

Blockquote

Emphasize important information with styled quotes.

Horizontal Rule

Insert horizontal lines to separate content.

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Files
components/demo.tsx
'use client';

import * as React from 'react';

import { Plate, usePlateEditor } from 'platejs/react';

import { EditorKit } from '@/components/editor/editor-kit';
import { Editor, EditorContainer } from '@/components/ui/editor';

import { createValue } from './values/demo-values';

export default function Demo({ id }: { id: string }) {
  const editor = usePlateEditor({
    plugins: EditorKit,
    value: createValue(id),
  });

  return (
    <Plate editor={editor}>
      <EditorContainer variant="demo">
        <Editor />
      </EditorContainer>
    </Plate>
  );
}

Kit Usage

Installation

The BasicBlocksKit bundles plugins for Paragraphs, Headings (H1, H2, H3), Blockquotes, and Horizontal Rules, along with their respective UI components from Plate UI. It also registers the shipped markdown input rules for headings, blockquotes, and horizontal rules.

'use client';
 
import {
  BlockquoteRules,
  HeadingRules,
  HorizontalRuleRules,
} from '@platejs/basic-nodes';
import {
  BlockquotePlugin,
  H1Plugin,
  H2Plugin,
  H3Plugin,
  H4Plugin,
  H5Plugin,
  H6Plugin,
  HorizontalRulePlugin,
} from '@platejs/basic-nodes/react';
import { ParagraphPlugin } from 'platejs/react';
 
import { BlockquoteElement } from '@/components/ui/blockquote-node';
import {
  H1Element,
  H2Element,
  H3Element,
  H4Element,
  H5Element,
  H6Element,
} from '@/components/ui/heading-node';
import { HrElement } from '@/components/ui/hr-node';
import { ParagraphElement } from '@/components/ui/paragraph-node';
 
export const BasicBlocksKit = [
  ParagraphPlugin.withComponent(ParagraphElement),
  H1Plugin.configure({
    inputRules: [HeadingRules.markdown()],
    node: {
      component: H1Element,
    },
    rules: {
      break: { empty: 'reset' },
    },
    shortcuts: { toggle: { keys: 'mod+alt+1' } },
  }),
  H2Plugin.configure({
    inputRules: [HeadingRules.markdown()],
    node: {
      component: H2Element,
    },
    rules: {
      break: { empty: 'reset' },
    },
    shortcuts: { toggle: { keys: 'mod+alt+2' } },
  }),
  H3Plugin.configure({
    inputRules: [HeadingRules.markdown()],
    node: {
      component: H3Element,
    },
    rules: {
      break: { empty: 'reset' },
    },
    shortcuts: { toggle: { keys: 'mod+alt+3' } },
  }),
  H4Plugin.configure({
    inputRules: [HeadingRules.markdown()],
    node: {
      component: H4Element,
    },
    rules: {
      break: { empty: 'reset' },
    },
    shortcuts: { toggle: { keys: 'mod+alt+4' } },
  }),
  H5Plugin.configure({
    inputRules: [HeadingRules.markdown()],
    node: {
      component: H5Element,
    },
    rules: {
      break: { empty: 'reset' },
    },
    shortcuts: { toggle: { keys: 'mod+alt+5' } },
  }),
  H6Plugin.configure({
    inputRules: [HeadingRules.markdown()],
    node: {
      component: H6Element,
    },
    rules: {
      break: { empty: 'reset' },
    },
    shortcuts: { toggle: { keys: 'mod+alt+6' } },
  }),
  BlockquotePlugin.configure({
    inputRules: [BlockquoteRules.markdown()],
    node: { component: BlockquoteElement },
    shortcuts: { toggle: { keys: 'mod+shift+period' } },
  }),
  HorizontalRulePlugin.configure({
    inputRules: [
      HorizontalRuleRules.markdown({ variant: '-' }),
      HorizontalRuleRules.markdown({ variant: '_' }),
    ],
    node: {
      component: HrElement,
    },
  }),
];

Add Kit

Add the kit to your plugins:

import { createPlateEditor } from 'platejs/react';
import { BasicBlocksKit } from '@/components/editor/plugins/basic-blocks-kit';
 
const editor = createPlateEditor({
  plugins: [
    // ...otherPlugins,
    ...BasicBlocksKit,
  ],
});

The kit enables the common block markdown shortcuts out of the box:

  • # , ## , ### for headings
  • > for blockquotes
  • --- and ___ for horizontal rules

See the Plugin Input Rules guide for the runtime model and the exact rule families.

Manual Usage

pnpm add @platejs/basic-nodes

For individual plugin setup and configuration, see the specific plugin documentation pages linked above.