---
title: "joinBackward command"
description: "Join two nodes backwards from the current selection in your Tiptap Editor with the joinBackward command. Learn more in our docs!"
canonical_url: "https://tiptap.dev/docs/editor/api/commands/nodes-and-marks/join-backward"
---

# joinBackward command

Join two nodes backwards from the current selection in your Tiptap Editor with the joinBackward command. Learn more in our docs!

The `joinBackward` command joins two nodes backwards from the current selection. If the selection is empty and at the start of a textblock, `joinBackward` will try to reduce the distance between that block and the block before it. [See also](https://prosemirror.net/docs/ref/#commands.joinBackward)

## Use the joinBackward command

```js
editor.commands.joinBackward()
```