FormatCommands extension

Copy and paste text formatting like Word’s format painter.

Select styled text, copy its format, then apply to other text - all in two clicks.

How it works

1. Select text with formatting you want to copy
2. Click Format Painter (format is now stored)
3. Select target text
4. Click Format Painter again to apply

Use case

• Consistency - Apply the same styling across multiple sections
• Speed - Faster than manually applying multiple formats
• Cleanup - Use Clear Format to remove unwanted styling

Commands

clearFormat

Clear all formatting (nodes and marks)

Removes all marks and resets nodes to default paragraph

Example:

Usage

editor.commands.clearFormat()

clearMarksFormat

Clear only mark formatting

Removes bold, italic, underline, colors, etc. but preserves block structure

Example:

Usage

editor.commands.clearMarksFormat()

clearNodesFormat

Clear only node formatting

Converts headings, lists, etc. to paragraphs but preserves text marks

Example:

Usage

editor.commands.clearNodesFormat()

copyFormat

Copy format from selection or apply copied format

Works like format painter - first click copies, second click applies

Example:

Usage

editor.commands.copyFormat()

toggleMarkCascade

Toggle a mark type with cascade behavior, handling nested marks and negation attributes. Used internally by formatting extensions (bold, italic, etc.) but can be called directly for custom mark toggling.

Example:

Usage

editor.commands.toggleMarkCascade('bold')
editor.commands.toggleMarkCascade('italic', { extendEmptyMarkRange: true })

Parameters:

markName · string · required

Name of the mark type to toggle

options · Object

Options with negationAttrs, isNegation, styleDetector, and extendEmptyMarkRange

Keyboard shortcuts

Command	Shortcut	Description
clearFormat()	⌘/Ctrl-Alt-c	Clear all formatting

Types

StoredStyle

Stored format style

Show Properties

name · string · required

Mark name

attrs · Object · required

Mark attributes

Source code

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