---
title: "joinTextblockBackward command"
description: "Use the joinTextblockBackward command in Tiptap to join the current textblock to the one before it. Learn more in our docs!"
canonical_url: "https://tiptap.dev/docs/editor/api/commands/nodes-and-marks/join-textblock-backward"
---

# joinTextblockBackward command

Use the joinTextblockBackward command in Tiptap to join the current textblock to the one before it. Learn more in our docs!

A more limited form of joinBackward that only tries to join the current textblock to the one before it, if the cursor is at the start of a textblock. [See also](https://prosemirror.net/docs/ref/#commands.joinTextblockBackward)

## Using the joinTextblockBackward command

```js
editor.commands.joinTextblockBackward()
```