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Styling one block

A block design applies to every block of that type. Sometimes one block on one page should stand out: a colored band, more space around it, centered text. You do that in the content editor, and it changes only that block.

This works in spaces that are designed sites.

  • In the visual editor: click Visual in the document’s header, select a block on the canvas, and open Style this block in the panel.
  • In the form editor: each block in a Blocks or Block field has a Style this block section you can open. A block with its own style shows a customized badge.
SettingWhat it does
VariantWhich variant of the block design this block uses. Shown when the design has more than one
BackgroundA color from the theme, optionally see-through
Background imageChoose an image, then its position (Center, Top, Bottom, Left, Right), its size (Cover, Contain, Original size) and whether to Repeat the image
Space above and below, Space left and rightPadding, from the theme’s spacing steps
Gap between elementsSpace between the block’s elements
Text alignmentDesign default, Left, Center or Right
WidthDesign default, Contained or Full width
Hide onHide the block on Desktop, Tablet or Mobile

The style belongs to the document: it is saved with it, published with it and kept in its versions. Reset takes the block back to its design.

To change how every block of this type looks, click Edit block design; it opens the block designer.

The visual editor of a designed site shows your page on the real site design. By default it uses the published designs. Switch on Draft designs in its toolbar to see design changes that are not published yet.

If the canvas says “The site has no address yet”, the site process is not known to the admin; see Before you start.