---
title: "joinDown command"
description: "Use the joinDown command in Tiptap to join the selected block with the sibling below it. Learn more in our docs!"
canonical_url: "https://tiptap.dev/docs/editor/api/commands/nodes-and-marks/join-down"
---

# joinDown command

Use the joinDown command in Tiptap to join the selected block with the sibling below it. Learn more in our docs!

The `joinDown` command joins the selected block, or if there is a text selection, the closest ancestor block of the selection that can be joined, with the sibling below it. [See also](https://prosemirror.net/docs/ref/#commands.joinDown)

## Use the joinDown command

```js
editor.commands.joinDown()
```