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Every block

Every block scaffold ships, organised by category.

This is the lookup. Every block scaffold ships with, grouped by the category they appear under in the slash menu and the right rail. Names and descriptions come straight from the editor.

If you’re trying to remember what a block is called, search this page (Cmd+F / Ctrl+F). If you’re trying to learn how to author with a block, the other docs chapters cover the gestures and settings.

Learning-record coverage

Some blocks emit optional xAPI learning records in the learner runtime:

  • The eight assessment question types below record accepted answers and hint interactions; Quiz also records attempt, completion, and pass/fail events.
  • Checklist and Flashcards record interactions and completion.
  • Resource link, PDF, and Audio record launches or playback; PDF also records pages experienced.
  • Tabs, Accordion, and Paginated record sections experienced.
  • Gallery and Annotated figure record the visual items a learner opens or sees.

Blocks not named in this list do not currently emit block-specific records. Session and page/slide records apply around the whole Scaffold activity. See Learning records and xAPI for the exact catalogue and host destinations.

Assessment

Graded questions. Each one has settings for points, attempts, feedback, and grading.

  • Multiple choice — A question with one correct answer.
  • Multi-select — A question with one or more correct answers.
  • Dropdown — A compact single-choice question.
  • Fill in the blanks — Learners type missing words into a sentence.
  • Sequencing — Arrange items in the correct order.
  • Matching — Match each item to the correct target.
  • Categorise — Sort items into categories.
  • Image hotspot — Click on regions of an image to answer.
  • Quiz — A staged set of assessment questions. See Building a quiz.

Content

Prose, lists, definitions, callouts. The everyday writing blocks.

  • Callout — A short note, tip, or warning.
  • Glossary — A list of terms and definitions.
  • Numbered list — A structured numbered list with an optional icon header.
  • Key-value list — Definition pairs: term and its value, repeated.
  • Resource link — Card linking to an outside reading, video, or PDF.

Display

Editorial flourishes. Foregrounded numbers, pull quotes, marginalia. Use when prose alone isn’t doing the work.

  • Pull quote — Editorial blockquote with attribution.
  • Stat highlight — Foregrounded number with a short caption.
  • Chapter epigraph — Italic opener quote with attribution.
  • Marginalia — A note or image in the margin while the main column reads on.
  • Roadmap — A sequence of milestone chapters.

Media

Audio, images, galleries, and figures.

  • Audio — Upload or link an audio clip.
  • Annotated figure — Image with numbered pins explained in a legend below.
  • Figures — Side-by-side figures with captions; add as many as you need.
  • Gallery — Multi-image carousel or grid with fullscreen viewer.
  • Text-wrap image — Image floats left or right, body text wraps around it.

Data

Code, tables, anything tabular or technical.

  • Code block — Syntax-highlighted code with copy.
  • Table — Insert a data table with resizable columns.

Embed

External media inlined into the page.

  • Embed — Inline a supported video, audio, design, or article embed.
  • PDF — Inline PDF viewer with page navigation.

Activity

Non-graded learner activities that hold state across a session.

  • Checklist — Per-learner checked items with runtime progress.
  • Flashcards — A deck of two-sided cards with a mastery loop.

Layout

Containers that hold other blocks. See Layout containers for how they work.

  • Tabs — Group related content behind selectable panels.
  • Accordion — Stack expandable sections of content.
  • Paginated — Split content into sequential pages.
  • Sidebar — A textbook breakout box: a note, case study, or practice tip.
  • Process flow — Connected boxes for steps, stages, or a procedure.
  • Timeline — Chronological events alternating across a central axis.
  • Comparison — Two-column table for compare and contrast.
  • Example — A worked example aside that can hold any course block.

Structure

The grid block isn’t in the slash menu under a category — it shows up when you drag a block next to another, or when you ask for it directly.

  • Grid — Row of cells, each holding its own blocks. Up to six columns. See Columns and grid.