Highlight
The Highlight block can help you highlight important pieces of content. To add the Highlight block, click the “+” symbol and search for “Highlight”. Then, select the Highlight block icon.
![highlight block search with "+" button and highlight block icon highlighted with a red box](https://sites.georgetown.edu/1789-documentation/wp-content/uploads/sites/359/2021/12/highlight_block_searh.png)
Editing the Highlight block
The block editor for the Highlight block has fields for an image, a headline, a description, and a link(s). All of the fields in the Highlight block are optional.
Add text to the block by typing or pasting text directly in the text fields.
![A highlight block in the WordPress editor with the heading and description text highlighted in a red box.](https://sites.georgetown.edu/1789-documentation/wp-content/uploads/sites/359/2022/02/highlight-text-edited.png)
Add an image to the block by uploading or selecting an existing image from the Media Library. Change the alignment of the image by using the block toolbar.
![A filled out highlight block in the WordPress editor with the image alignment icon open and highlighted in a red box.](https://sites.georgetown.edu/1789-documentation/wp-content/uploads/sites/359/2022/02/highlight-image-alignment-1024x602.png)
To add a link, type your desired link text in the link text field. Then, click the link icon to add your URL. You can add more than one link by pressing the “+” symbol in the Highlight block underneath your last link.
![A filled out Highlight block in the WordPress editor with the link icon highlighted in a red box.](https://sites.georgetown.edu/1789-documentation/wp-content/uploads/sites/359/2022/02/highlight-link-1024x473.png)
Additional settings
You can change the background color of the highlight block in the block tab of the inspector panel. There are five color options: Georgetown Blue, Georgetown gray, Maroon, Cerulean, and Healy Lawn.
![The inspector panel for the Highlight block.](https://sites.georgetown.edu/1789-documentation/wp-content/uploads/sites/359/2022/02/highlight-inspector-panel.png)
Highlight Example
Georgetown University at A Glance
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