---
title: "liftEmptyBlock command"
description: "Lift the currently selected empty textblock in your Tiptap Editor with the liftEmptyBlock command. Learn more in our docs!"
canonical_url: "https://tiptap.dev/docs/editor/api/commands/nodes-and-marks/lift-empty-block"
---

# liftEmptyBlock command

Lift the currently selected empty textblock in your Tiptap Editor with the liftEmptyBlock command. Learn more in our docs!

If the currently selected block is an empty textblock, lift it if possible. **Lifting** means, that the block will be moved to the parent of the block it is currently in.

## Using the liftEmptyBlock command

```js
editor.commands.liftEmptyBlock()
```