# Keyboard Key (kbd) Button in the Block Toolbar

> Adds a "Keyboard key" format to the text toolbar that wraps text in and styles it like a key cap, for tutorials with shortcuts such as Ctrl + S.

- Type: PHP
- Runs: Run everywhere
- Category: [Block Editor](https://wpide.com/library/category/gutenberg/)
- Tags: block-editor, formatting, documentation
- Author: WPIDE Team
- Installs: 0
- Updated: 2026-10-28
- Page: https://wpide.com/library/keyboard-key-format-button/

## Code

```php
add_action( 'enqueue_block_editor_assets', function () {
    wp_register_script( 'wpide-kbd-format', false, array( 'wp-rich-text', 'wp-block-editor', 'wp-element' ), '1.0', true );
    wp_enqueue_script( 'wpide-kbd-format' );
    wp_add_inline_script( 'wpide-kbd-format', <<<'JS'
( function ( wp ) {
    wp.richText.registerFormatType( 'wpide/kbd', {
        title: 'Keyboard key',
        tagName: 'kbd',
        className: null,
        edit: function ( props ) {
            return wp.element.createElement( wp.blockEditor.RichTextToolbarButton, {
                icon: 'editor-code',
                title: 'Keyboard key',
                isActive: props.isActive,
                onClick: function () {
                    props.onChange( wp.richText.toggleFormat( props.value, { type: 'wpide/kbd' } ) );
                }
            } );
        }
    } );
} )( window.wp );
JS
    );
} );

$wpide_kbd_css = 'kbd{display:inline-block;padding:.1em .45em;font:600 .85em/1.4 ui-monospace,SFMono-Regular,Menlo,monospace;border:1px solid #c3c4c7;border-bottom-width:3px;border-radius:4px;background:#f6f7f7;color:#1d2327;white-space:nowrap;}';

add_action( 'enqueue_block_assets', function () use ( $wpide_kbd_css ) {
    wp_register_style( 'wpide-kbd', false, array(), '1.0' );
    wp_enqueue_style( 'wpide-kbd' );
    wp_add_inline_style( 'wpide-kbd', $wpide_kbd_css );
} );
```

## Notes

Find it in the toolbar's "More" (chevron) menu.

## How to use it

Install the free WPIDE plugin (https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpide/), find "Keyboard Key (kbd) Button in the Block Toolbar" in its snippet library and add it in one click; or create a new PHP snippet in WPIDE (or any code snippets plugin) and paste the code above. More snippets: https://wpide.com/library/