---
title: 📑 Accordion and Tab Blocks
description: Add interactive text that expands and collapses as the learner interacts with it.
source: intercom
original: https://help.pathwright.com/en/articles/2670511-accordion-and-tab-blocks
retrieved: 2026-11-09
visibility: public
date: 2022-10-31
author: /people/pathwright-team.person.md
intercom-id: "2670511"
collection: Create a Path
section: How to Add Content with Blocks
---

# 📑 Accordion and Tab Blocks

Accordion and Tab Blocks can be used various ways for making text, lists, or sequential steps more interesting, paced, and interactive. They're great for questions & answers, lengthy readings, live presentations, or any area where learners should click for more information.

Accordions move your learners vertically down the page and display only the heading; learners must click to see more.

Tabs move your learners horizontally across the page and the first heading and subtext is revealed; the learner must click to see the remaining tabs.

*Sample tabs: learner preview mode on the left and edit mode on the right*

![](../../assets/2670511-1.webp)

*Sample accordion: learner preview mode on the left (collapsed) and edit mode on the right (expanded)*

![](../../assets/2670511-2.webp)

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## How to add Interactive Blocks. Create a new step on your course Path and open the step.

1. Select **"Interactive"** and then choose "**Accordion"** or **"Tabs"** You've added a Block to your step!
2. Replace the template label and body text with your own.
3. Optionally add more Blocks. When finished, hit **Publish**.

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## Editing Interactive Blocks

- Within the body, highlight any text and the formatting options will pop up (labels can't be formatted, to preserve usability).
- You can toggle between Accordion and Tabs without losing content if you'd like to see both options.
- Add and delete individual tabs, or accordion rows or drag-n-drop them into a different order. Click and hold the arrow icon to drag-n-drop.
- Use the step Preview to see and interact with the Block like a learner.

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## Features

Within Accordion and Tabs Blocks, you can...

- Add labels to Tabs or Accordions
- Add and format body text within each section
- Add headers
- Bold, italicize, or underline text
- Add bulleted or numbered lists
- Change text justification
- Add subscripts and superscripts
- Select from available text styles and colors
- Add a hyperlink to an external site (opens in new tab)
- Use the \</> button to convert to code (monospace font and syntax highlighting)
- Use the *Tx* button to strip all formatting

![](../../assets/2670511-3.webp)

Learners can...

- Click or tap to expand and collapse Accordions or click through Tabs just like browser tabs.

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## FAQs

**Q. How do I add a new hyperlink?**\
A. Highlight the text you'd like to hyperlink. In the editor that pops up, select the hyperlink button. Enter your link and then hit Enter.

**Q. How do I link to a file hosted in my Media Manager?**\
A. Add a new Block. Select Media, then add the "Files" Block to add a file from your Media Manager or upload a new file.

**Q. Can I add an image inside the body of a Tab or Accordion?**\
A. Great question. Not currently, but we are considering this for the future. In the meantime, you can insert an image Block below or above.

**Q. How do I add custom styles to my text?**\
A. Custom CSS is not currently supported in Blocks (more styling options coming soon).

❔[Learn more about Blocks.](./design-beautiful-interactive-content-with-blocks.help.md)