# 🚚 Feedback needed: Drag and Drop blocks in rich text fields and documents **URL:** \ **Category:** News & Announcements\ **Created:** [July 30, 2024, 10:58am UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/feedback-needed-drag-and-drop-blocks-in-rich-text-fields-and-documents/6447 "2024-07-30T10:58:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Oshyan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/oshyan/32/11431_2.png) [@Oshyan](https://community.fibery.io/u/Oshyan)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2024, 12:16am UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/feedback-needed-drag-and-drop-blocks-in-rich-text-fields-and-documents/6447/21 "2024-08-27T00:16:44Z")
Handles can show on-mouseover (particularly if the area is targeted to only near the left, outside the text area slightly) which makes them discoverable but not overwhelming. Discoverability is _critical_ to getting any adoption of this feature and therefore making it worth maintaining or even improving. Personally I find the current implementation novel but clunky. It’s difficult - if not impossible - to get it to treat dropping of blocks into indented areas correctly, for example. Because it has not been reliable I simply don’t use it, too much frustration. It’s one of those things that kind of needs to work _really_ well, or not at all, and in that sense the barrier to implementation and adoption is high 😄 Notion is essentially the gold standard here. That said I am glad to see this being experimented with! A lot of people still really love and want block-based editing. I hope a good implementation can be arrived at without too much further effort. You might take a read through this for some ideas… > **[A proposal to enhance usability of block-based tools for writing and layout](https://garden.oshyan.com/t/a-proposal-to-enhance-usability-of-block-based-tools-for-writing-and-layout/56)** > > This was originally written on The Productivist’s forum (and cross-posted to the Anytype alpha testing forum), but I’d like to collect a majority of my ideas here, so I’m reproducing the majority of it. I’ve been thinking lately about an idea... ---
**Author:** ![helloitse](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/helloitse/32/498_2.png) [@helloitse](https://community.fibery.io/u/helloitse)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2024, 4:43pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/feedback-needed-drag-and-drop-blocks-in-rich-text-fields-and-documents/6447/22 "2024-10-17T16:43:35Z")
I’m a heavy user of ordered and unordered lists and have spent most of this week copying bullet points into Notion/Coda to rearrange and then back into Fibery 😔 Are there any plans to continue improvements here? Working with anything below the first tier of a list is still quite challenging. ---
**Author:** ![gok](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/gok/32/6090_2.png) [@gok](https://community.fibery.io/u/gok)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2024, 7:10pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/feedback-needed-drag-and-drop-blocks-in-rich-text-fields-and-documents/6447/23 "2024-10-17T19:10:33Z")
Oh yes, please. That is one of the few main pain points I have limiting efficiency in Fibery, along with lacking keyboard shortcuts. On the point of efficiency, I strongly suggest having a look at how Superhuman have solved shortcuts etc ---
**Author:** ![Sarah\_Arminta](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/sarah_arminta/32/4915_2.png) [@Sarah\_Arminta](https://community.fibery.io/u/Sarah_Arminta)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2024, 10:42pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/feedback-needed-drag-and-drop-blocks-in-rich-text-fields-and-documents/6447/24 "2024-10-17T22:42:23Z")
> [@helloitse](#): > > I’m a heavy user of ordered and unordered lists and have spent most of this week copying bullet points into Notion/Coda to rearrange and then back into Fibery 😔 I do the same thing but in Tana 😅 ---
**Author:** ![mdubakov](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/mdubakov/32/10_2.png) [@mdubakov](https://community.fibery.io/u/mdubakov)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2024, 5:34am UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/feedback-needed-drag-and-drop-blocks-in-rich-text-fields-and-documents/6447/25 "2024-10-18T05:34:17Z")
@helloitse @Sarah_Arminta Could you record shot video in Notion and Tana and post here how it works for you? ---
**Author:** ![Sarah\_Arminta](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/sarah_arminta/32/4915_2.png) [@Sarah\_Arminta](https://community.fibery.io/u/Sarah_Arminta)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2024, 5:30pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/feedback-needed-drag-and-drop-blocks-in-rich-text-fields-and-documents/6447/26 "2024-10-18T17:30:46Z")
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**Author:** ![Sarah\_Arminta](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/sarah_arminta/32/4915_2.png) [@Sarah\_Arminta](https://community.fibery.io/u/Sarah_Arminta)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2024, 5:32pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/feedback-needed-drag-and-drop-blocks-in-rich-text-fields-and-documents/6447/27 "2024-10-18T17:32:49Z")
Forgot you can also do multiples at once: ---
**Author:** ![Minh\_Tri\_Do\_Hang](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/minh_tri_do_hang/32/6791_2.png) [@Minh\_Tri\_Do\_Hang](https://community.fibery.io/u/Minh_Tri_Do_Hang)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2024, 8:54am UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/feedback-needed-drag-and-drop-blocks-in-rich-text-fields-and-documents/6447/28 "2024-10-21T08:54:20Z")
As a Ipad user, With keyboard only, I dont want to use mouse option. Just moving lines by hotkey, example Ctrl + Shift + up/down like obsidian ---
**Author:** ![RonMakesSystems](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/ronmakessystems/32/14122_2.png) [@RonMakesSystems](https://community.fibery.io/u/RonMakesSystems)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2025, 9:36pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/feedback-needed-drag-and-drop-blocks-in-rich-text-fields-and-documents/6447/29 "2025-07-23T21:36:33Z")
I feel like this was never fully completed. Got feedback from a client that they found it weird that views have the drag and drop handles in rich text field, but everything else doesn’t. They migrated from notion. I shared with them that they can press escape, but it’s indeed something that’s quite hard to find. ---
**Author:** ![danielbmarsh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/danielbmarsh/32/13104_2.png) [@danielbmarsh](https://community.fibery.io/u/danielbmarsh)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2025, 9:55pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/feedback-needed-drag-and-drop-blocks-in-rich-text-fields-and-documents/6447/30 "2025-07-23T21:55:24Z")
It would be nice if you could use the arrow keys once a block is selected to move up and down one position. ---
**Author:** ![Oshyan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/oshyan/32/11431_2.png) [@Oshyan](https://community.fibery.io/u/Oshyan)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2025, 5:49am UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/feedback-needed-drag-and-drop-blocks-in-rich-text-fields-and-documents/6447/31 "2025-07-24T05:49:54Z")
Yes, the current state is fairly janky. Especially in certain contexts like lists. Dragging an item in a list to another place just… sucks. ---
**Author:** ![alex](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/alex/32/52_2.png) [@alex](https://community.fibery.io/u/alex)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2025, 8:28am UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/feedback-needed-drag-and-drop-blocks-in-rich-text-fields-and-documents/6447/32 "2025-07-24T08:28:32Z")
Yes, drag and drop for blocks behavior isn’t fully implemented yet, but we’re working on an update 🤗 ---
**Author:** ![Albidrez](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/albidrez/32/12107_2.png) [@Albidrez](https://community.fibery.io/u/Albidrez)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2025, 9:10pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/feedback-needed-drag-and-drop-blocks-in-rich-text-fields-and-documents/6447/33 "2025-09-25T21:10:36Z")
I have done the same. ---
**Author:** ![Albidrez](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/albidrez/32/12107_2.png) [@Albidrez](https://community.fibery.io/u/Albidrez)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2025, 9:19pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/feedback-needed-drag-and-drop-blocks-in-rich-text-fields-and-documents/6447/34 "2025-09-25T21:19:16Z")
Successive Esc doesn’t extend to the heading. I would like to be able to move an entire Heading group. ---
**Author:** ![mdubakov](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/mdubakov/32/10_2.png) [@mdubakov](https://community.fibery.io/u/mdubakov)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2026, 1:44pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/feedback-needed-drag-and-drop-blocks-in-rich-text-fields-and-documents/6447/35 "2026-03-12T13:44:44Z")
now you can DnD blocks in rich text via keyboard > [@March 12, 2026 / moon\_viewing\_ceremony Better file support in Table View, Block reordering in text editor via keyboard shortcuts, History API](https://community.fibery.io/t/march-12-2026-better-file-support-in-table-view-block-reordering-in-text-editor-via-keyboard-shortcuts-history-api/10537): > > moon_viewing_ceremony Better file support in Table View Working with files in Table View just got easier. You can now upload files directly in table cells: click +, press Enter, double-click on focused cell, or simply drag and drop a file into a cell. Files can be previewed or downloaded right from the table. We’ve also added new ways to display files, including Compact List, Count, and Gallery views. smiling_face_with_sunglasses Block reordering in the Editor via keyboard shortc… ---
**Author:** ![AdVhPkgKad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7993a0/32.png) [@AdVhPkgKad](https://community.fibery.io/u/AdVhPkgKad)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2026, 9:42pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/feedback-needed-drag-and-drop-blocks-in-rich-text-fields-and-documents/6447/36 "2026-03-12T21:42:00Z")
> [@mdubakov](#): > > now you can DnD roll initiative ---
**Author:** ![mdubakov](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/mdubakov/32/10_2.png) [@mdubakov](https://community.fibery.io/u/mdubakov)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2026, 1:31pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/feedback-needed-drag-and-drop-blocks-in-rich-text-fields-and-documents/6447/37 "2026-03-19T13:31:16Z")
> [@RonMakesSystems](#): > > Got feedback from a client that they found it weird that views have the drag and drop handles in rich text field, but everything else doesn’t. They migrated from notion. Now you can drag and drop text blocks > [@March 19, 2026 / octopus Drag and drop text blocks, Fibery MCP Server 2.0, Folders in Favorites](https://community.fibery.io/t/march-19-2026-drag-and-drop-text-blocks-fibery-mcp-server-2-0-folders-in-favorites/10595): > > This release focuses on quality of life improvements and Fibery MCP Server. Enjoy! honey_pot Reorder text blocks via drag and drop The wait is over. Hover over any block in the editor and a drag handle appears on the left. Grab it, move the block where it belongs, drop it. An insertion line shows exactly where it’ll land before you let go. A few details: Press Esc during a drag to cancel without making any changes. Hold Option / Alt while dragging to duplicate a block instead of movi… ---
**Author:** ![RonMakesSystems](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/ronmakessystems/32/14122_2.png) [@RonMakesSystems](https://community.fibery.io/u/RonMakesSystems)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2026, 1:40pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/feedback-needed-drag-and-drop-blocks-in-rich-text-fields-and-documents/6447/38 "2026-03-19T13:40:53Z")
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