Toolbar in Angular Rich Text Editor component

11 Feb 202524 minutes to read

The Syncfusion Angular Rich Text Editor component provides a versatile and powerful toolbar to enhance your text editing experience. The toolbar contains a variety of formatting, styling, and editing tools, allowing users to create and modify content efficiently.

Tools

By default, the Angular Rich Text Editor displays the following toolbar items:

Bold , Italic , Underline , | , Formats , Alignments , Blockquote, OrderedList , UnorderedList , | , CreateLink , Image , | , SourceCode , Undo , Redo

These default items cover essential text editing features, such as text formatting, lists, alignment, and linking.

The following table shows the list of available tools in the Rich Text Editor’s toolbar.

The order of items in the toolbar can be customized to meet your application’s requirements. If no specific order is set, the editor will render the above default toolbar items. Below is a list of all available toolbar items in the Rich Text Editor.

Text formatting

It provides tools for applying text styles such as bold, italic, underline, strike-through, and more to modify the appearance of the text.

Name	Summary	Initialization
Bold	Text that is thicker and darker than usual.	toolbarSettings: { items: [‘Bold’]}
Italic	Shows a text that is leaned to the right.	toolbarSettings: { items: [‘Italic’]}
Underline	The underline is added to the selected text.	toolbarSettings: { items: [‘Underline’]}
StrikeThrough	Apply double line strike through formatting for the selected text.	toolbarSettings: { items: [‘StrikeThrough’]}
ClearFormat	The clear format tool is useful to remove all formatting styles (such as bold, italic, underline, color, superscript, subscript, and more) from currently selected text. As a result, all the text formatting will be cleared and return to its default formatting styles.	toolbarSettings: { items: [‘ClearFormat’]}
Blockquote	Blockquotes visually highlight important text within an editor, emphasizing key information or quotations.	toobarSettings: { items: [‘Blockquote’]}
SubScript	Makes the selected text as subscript (lower).	toolbarSettings: { items: [‘SubScript’]}
SuperScript	Makes the selected text as superscript (higher).	toolbarSettings: { items: [‘SuperScript’]}
LowerCase	Change the case of selected text to lower in the content.	toolbarSettings: { items: [‘LowerCase’]}
UpperCase	Change the case of selected text to upper in the content.	toolbarSettings: { items: [‘UpperCase’’]}

Font & styling

Tools in this section allow users to customize font properties such as font family, size, color, background color, and paragraph formatting.

Name	Summary	Initialization
FontName	Defines the fonts that appear under the Font Family DropDownList from the Rich Text Editor’s toolbar.	toolbarSettings: { items: [‘FontName’]}
FontSize	Defines the font sizes that appear under the Font Size DropDownList from the Rich Text Editor’s toolbar.	toolbarSettings: { items: [‘FontSize’]}
FontColor	Specifies an array of colors can be used in the colors popup for font color.	toolbarSettings: { items: [‘FontColor’]}
BackgroundColor	Specifies an array of colors can be used in the colors popup for background color.	toolbarSettings: { items: [‘BackgroundColor’]}
Formats (Paragraph, Headings)	An Object with the options that will appear in the Paragraph Format dropdown from the toolbar.	toolbarSettings: { items: [‘Formats’]}

Alignment

This section provides alignment options for the text or content, allowing users to justify text or align it to the left, center, or right.

Name	Summary	Initialization
Alignment	Align the content with left, center, and right margin.	toolbarSettings: { items: [‘Alignments’]}
JustifyLeft	Allows each line to begin at the same distance from the editor’s left-hand side.	toolbarSettings: { items: [‘JustifyLeft’]}
JustifyCenter	There is an even space on each side of each line since the text is not aligned to the left or right margins.	toolbarSettings: { items: [‘JustifyCenter’]}
JustifyRight	Allows each line to end at the same distance from the editor’s right-hand side.	toolbarSettings: { items: [‘JustifyRight’]}
JustifyFull	The text is aligned with both right and left margins.	toolbarSettings: { items: [‘JustifyFull’]}

Lists & indentation

Tools here allow users to create ordered and unordered lists, change the list style, and adjust indentation levels for improved document structure.

Name	Summary	Initialization
OrderedList	Create a new list item(numbered).	toolbarSettings: { items: [‘OrderedList’]}
UnorderedList	Create a new list item(bulleted).	toolbarSettings: { items: [‘UnorderedList’]}
NumberFormatList	Allows to create list items with various list style types(numbered).	toolbarSettings: { items: [‘NumberFormatList’]}
BulletFormatList	Allows to create list items with various list style types(bulleted).	toolbarSettings: { items: [‘BulletFormatList’]}
Indent	Allows to increase the indent level of the content.	toolbarSettings: { items: [‘Indent’]}
Outdent	Allows to decrease the indent level of the content.	toolbarSettings: { items: [‘Outdent’]}

Hyperlinks

This section provides tools for inserting and managing hyperlinks within the content. Users can create new links or modify existing ones to enhance document navigation and interactivity.

Name	Icons	Summary	Initialization
Hyperlink		Creates a hyperlink to a text or image to a specific location in the content.	toolbarSettings: { items: [‘CreateLink’]}
InsertLink		Allows users to add a link to a particular item.	toolbarSettings: { items: [‘InsertLink’]}

Link quicktoolbar items

The link quicktoolbar provides tools to manage hyperlinks in the Rich Text Editor, allowing users to add, edit, or remove links from selected text or images directly within the editor.

Name	Summary	Initialization
OpenLink	To open the URL link that is attached to the selected text.	quickToolbarSettings: { link: [‘OpenLink’]}
EditLink	Allows you to change the URL that has been attached to a specific item.	quickToolbarSettings: { link: [‘EditLink’]}
RemoveLink	Allows you to remove the applied link from the selected item.	quickToolbarSettings: { link: [‘RemoveLink’]}

Images

This section contains the primary tool for inserting images into the editor.

Name	Icons	Summary	Initialization
Insert Image		Inserts an image from an online source or local computer.	toolbarSettings: { items: [‘Image’]}

Image quicktoolbar items

The image quicktoolbar offers a set of tools to edit images inserted in the Rich Text Editor. It allows users to modify image properties, including alignment, size, alternate text, and links, enhancing image management in the content.

Name	Summary	Initialization
Replace Image	Replace the selected image with another image.	quickToolbarSettings: { image: [‘Replace’]}
Align Image	The image can be aligned to the right, left, or center.	quickToolbarSettings: { image: [‘Align’]}
Remove Image	Allows to remove the selected image from the editor.	quickToolbarSettings: { image: [‘Remove’]}
OpenImageLink	Opens the link that is attached to the selected image.	quickToolbarSettings: { image: [‘OpenImageLink’]}
EditImageLink	Allows to edit the link that is attached to the selected image.	quickToolbarSettings: { image: [‘EditImageLink’]}
RemoveImageLink	Removes the link that is attached to the selected image.	quickToolbarSettings: { image: [‘RemoveImageLink’]}
Display	Allows you to choose whether an image should be shown inline or as a block.	quickToolbarSettings: { image: [‘Display’]}
AltText	To display image description when an image on a Web page cannot be displayed.	quickToolbarSettings: { image: [‘AltText’]}
Dimension	Allows you to customize the image’s height and width.	quickToolbarSettings: { image: [‘Dimension’]}

Tables

This section offers the main tool for creating tables within the content.

Name	Icons	Summary	Initialization
CreateTable		Create a table with defined columns and rows.	toolbarSettings: { items: [‘CreateTable’]}

Table quicktoolbar items

The table quicktoolbar provides options for table editing within the Rich Text Editor. Users can insert or remove rows and columns, merge or split cells, and access table properties for easier table management and customization.

Name	Summary	Initialization
RemoveTable	Removes the selected table and its contents.	quickToolbarSettings: { table: [‘TableRemove’]}
TableHeader	Allows you to add a table header.	quickToolbarSettings: { table: [‘TableHeader’]}
TableColumns	Shows the dropdown to insert a column or delete the selected column.	quickToolbarSettings: { table: [‘TableColumns’]}
TableRows	Shows the dropdown to insert a row ors delete the selected row.	quickToolbarSettings: { table: [‘TableRows’]}
TableCellHorizontalAlign	Allows the table cell content to be aligned horizontally.	quickToolbarSettings: { table: [‘TableCellHorizontalAlign’]}
TableCellVerticalAlign	Allows the table cell content to be aligned vertically.	quickToolbarSettings: { table: [‘TableCellVerticalAlign’]}
TableEditProperties	Allows you to change the table width, padding, and cell spacing styles.	quickToolbarSettings: { table: [‘TableEditProperties’]}

Undo & redo

These tools allow users to easily undo or redo any changes made within the editor to restore or repeat previous actions.

Name	Icons	Summary	Initialization
Undo		Allows to undo the actions.	toolbarSettings: { items: [‘Undo’]}
Redo		Allows to redo the actions.	toolbarSettings: { items: [‘Redo’]}

Other tools

This section contains miscellaneous tools such as full-screen mode, print, preview, source code editing, and clearing all styles from text.

Name	Summary	Initialization
FullScreen	Stretches the editor to the maximum width and height of the browser window.	toolbarSettings: { items: [‘FullScreen’]}
Maximize	Stretches the editor to the maximum width and height of the browser window.	toolbarSettings: { items: [‘Maximize’]}
Minimize	Shrinks the editor to the default width and height.	toolbarSettings: { items: [‘Minimize’]}
Preview	Allows to see how the editor’s content looks in a browser.	toolbarSettings: { items: [‘Preview’]}
InsertCode	Represents preformatted text which is to be presented exactly as written in the HTML file.	toolbarSettings: { items: [‘InsertCode’]}
Print	Allows to print the editor content.	toolbarSettings: { items: [‘Print’]}
ClearAll	Removes all styles that have been applied to the selected text.	toolbarSettings: { items: [‘ClearAll’]}
SourceCode	Rich Text Editor includes the ability for users to directly edit HTML code via “Source View”. If you made any modification in Source view directly, synchronize with Design view.	toolbarSettings: { items: [‘SourceCode’]}

The Rich Text Editor allows you to configure your own commands to its toolbar using the toolbarSettings property. The command can be plain text, icon, or HTML template. The order and the group can also be defined where the command should be included. Bind action to the command by getting its instance.

This sample shows how to add your own commands to the toolbar of the Rich Text Editor. The “Ω” command is added to insert special characters in the editor. By clicking the “Ω” command, it will show the special characters list, and then choose the character to be inserted in the editor.

The following code snippet illustrates custom tool with tooltip text which will be included in items field of the toolbarSettings property.

To get start quickly with Custom tool configuration in Angular Rich Text Editor component, refer to the video below.

The Rich Text Editor provides options to customize tool functionalities. Use the undo property to enable or disable the undo function for specific tools. Additionally, the click property lets you configure and bind the onclick event of a tool to a specific method.

This sample demonstrates how to add a custom “Ω” icon to the toolbar. Clicking on this icon opens a dialog where you can insert special characters into the editor. It also shows how to enable undo and redo functionalities.

app.component.ts
main.ts
import { Component, ViewChild } from '@angular/core';
import { RichTextEditorModule, ToolbarService, LinkService, ImageService, HtmlEditorService, QuickToolbarService, TableService, PasteCleanupService, RichTextEditorComponent, NodeSelection, ToolbarSettingsModel } from '@syncfusion/ej2-angular-richtexteditor';
import { ButtonPropsModel } from '@syncfusion/ej2-popups';
import { DialogComponent, DialogModule } from '@syncfusion/ej2-angular-popups';

@Component({
    imports: [
        RichTextEditorModule,
        DialogModule
    ],
    standalone: true,
    selector: 'app-root',
    template: `<ejs-richtexteditor id='customEditor' #customEditor [toolbarSettings]='tools' (created)='onCreate()' [(value)]='value'>
        </ejs-richtexteditor>
        <ejs-dialog #Dialog id="editorDialog" [buttons]='dlgButtons' (overlayClick)="dialogOverlay()" [header]='header' [visible]='false'
            [showCloseIcon]='false' [target]='target' (created)="dialogCreate()" [isModal]='true' [cssClass]='cssClass' [content]='contentData'>
        </ejs-dialog>`,
    providers: [ToolbarService, LinkService, ImageService, HtmlEditorService, QuickToolbarService, TableService, PasteCleanupService]
})

export class AppComponent {
    @ViewChild('customEditor')
    public editorObj?: RichTextEditorComponent;
    @ViewChild('Dialog')
    public dialogObj?: DialogComponent;
    public value: string = "<div style='display: block;'><p style='margin-right: 10px'>The custom command \"insert special character\" is configured as the last item of the toolbar. Click on the command and choose the special character you want to include from the popup.</p></div>";
    public contentData: string = "<div id=\"rteSpecial_char\"><div class=\"char_block\" title=\"^\">^</div><div class=\"char_block\" title=\"_\">_</div><div class=\"char_block\" title=\"|\">|</div><div class=\"char_block\" title=\"¡\">¡</div><div class=\"char_block\" title=\"¢\">¢</div><div class=\"char_block\" title=\"£\">£</div><div class=\"char_block\" title=\"¤\">¤</div><div class=\"char_block\" title=\"¡\">¡</div><div class=\"char_block\" title=\"¢\">¢</div><div class=\"char_block\" title=\"£\">£</div><div class=\"char_block\" title=\"¤\">¤</div><div class=\"char_block\" title=\"¥\">¥</div><div class=\"char_block\" title=\"₹\">₹</div><div class=\"char_block\" title=\"¦\">¦</div><div class=\"char_block\" title=\"§\">§</div><div class=\"char_block\" title=\"¨\">¨</div><div class=\"char_block\" title=\"©\">©</div><div class=\"char_block\" title=\"ª\">ª</div><div class=\"char_block\" title=\"«\">«</div></div>";
    public selection: NodeSelection = new NodeSelection();
    public ranges?: Range;
    public tools: ToolbarSettingsModel = {
        items: ['Bold', 'Italic', 'Underline', '|', 'Formats', 'Alignments', 'Blockquote', 'OrderedList',
            'UnorderedList', '|', 'CreateLink', 'Image', '|', 'SourceCode',
            {
                tooltipText: 'Insert Symbol',
                undo: true,
                click: this.onClick.bind(this),
                template: '<button class="e-tbar-btn e-btn" tabindex="-1" id="custom_tbar"  style="width:100%">'
                    + '<div class="e-tbar-btn-text" style="font-weight: 500;"> Ω</div></button>'
            }, '|', 'Undo', 'Redo'
        ]
    };
    public dlgButtons: ButtonPropsModel[] = [{ buttonModel: { content: "Insert", isPrimary: true }, click: this.onInsert.bind(this) },
    { buttonModel: { content: 'Cancel' }, click: this.dialogOverlay.bind(this) }];
    public header: string = 'Special Characters';
    public target: HTMLElement = document.getElementById('rteSection') as HTMLElement;
    public height: string = '350px';
    public onCreate(): void {
        let customBtn: HTMLElement = document.getElementById('custom_tbar') as HTMLElement;
        (this.dialogObj as DialogComponent).target = document.getElementById('rteSection') as HTMLElement;
    }
    public dialogCreate(): void {
        let dialogCtn: HTMLElement = document.getElementById('rteSpecial_char') as HTMLElement;
        dialogCtn.onclick = (e: Event) => {
            let target: HTMLElement = e.target as HTMLElement;
            let activeEle: Element = this.dialogObj!.element.querySelector('.char_block.e-active') as Element;
            if (target.classList.contains('char_block')) {
                target.classList.add('e-active');
                if (activeEle) {
                    activeEle.classList.remove('e-active');
                }
            }
        };
    }

    public onClick() {
        this.editorObj!.focusIn();
        this.ranges = this.selection.getRange(document);
        this.dialogObj!.width = this.editorObj!.element.offsetWidth * 0.5;
        this.dialogObj!.show();
        this.dialogObj!.element.style.maxHeight = 'none';
    }

    public onInsert(): void {
        let activeEle: Element = this.dialogObj!.element.querySelector('.char_block.e-active') as Element;
        if (activeEle) {
            this.ranges!.insertNode(document.createTextNode((activeEle as Element).textContent as string));
        }
        this.dialogOverlay();
    }

    public dialogOverlay(): void {
        let activeEle: Element = this.dialogObj!.element.querySelector('.char_block.e-active') as Element;
        if (activeEle) {
            activeEle.classList.remove('e-active');
        }
        this.dialogObj!.hide();
    }
    public cssClass: String = "customClass e-rte-elements";
}
import { bootstrapApplication } from '@angular/platform-browser';
import { AppComponent } from './app.component';
import 'zone.js';
bootstrapApplication(AppComponent).catch((err) => console.error(err));

When rendering any component for the custom toolbar, like a dropdown, the focus may be lost, causing it to render outside the Rich Text Editor and triggering a blur event. This can interfere with proper functionalities like cursor focus. To prevent this issue, it is recommended to assign the e-rte-elements class to the component rendered in the custom toolbar.

You can use the enableToolbarItem and disableToolbarItem methods to control the state of toolbar items. This methods takes a single item or an array of items as parameter.

You can add the command name Custom to disable the custom toolbar items on source code view and other quicktoolbar operations.

The Rich Text Editor toolbar contains a collection of tools such as bold, italic and text alignment buttons that are used to format the content. However, in most integrations, you can customize the toolbar configurations easily to suit your needs.

To get start quickly about customizing the toolbar in Angular Rich Text Editor component, refer to the video below.

To use toolbar feature, configure ToolbarService in the provider section.

The Rich Text Editor allows you to configure different types of toolbar using type field in toolbarSettings property. The types of toolbar are:

Expand
MultiRow
Scrollable

The default mode of the toolbar is Expand, configured through toolbarSettings with type: 'Expand'. This mode hides any overflowing toolbar items in the next row, which can viewed by clicking the expand arrow.

app.component.ts
main.ts
import { Component } from '@angular/core';
import { RichTextEditorModule, ToolbarService, HtmlEditorService, QuickToolbarService, ImageService, LinkService, TableService, PasteCleanupService, ToolbarSettingsModel } from '@syncfusion/ej2-angular-richtexteditor';

@Component({
    imports: [
        RichTextEditorModule
    ],
    standalone: true,
    selector: 'app-root',
    template: `<ejs-richtexteditor id='editor' [toolbarSettings]='tools' [(value)]='value'></ejs-richtexteditor>`,
    providers: [ToolbarService, HtmlEditorService, QuickToolbarService, ImageService, LinkService, TableService, PasteCleanupService]
})

export class AppComponent {
    public tools: ToolbarSettingsModel = {
        type: 'Expand' as ToolbarSettingsModel['type'],
        items: ['Bold', 'Italic', 'Underline', 'StrikeThrough',
            'FontName', 'FontSize', 'FontColor', 'BackgroundColor',
            'LowerCase', 'UpperCase', '|',
            'Formats', 'Alignments', 'Blockquote', 'OrderedList', 'UnorderedList',
            'Outdent', 'Indent', '|',
            'CreateLink', 'Image', '|', 'ClearFormat', 'Print',
            'SourceCode', 'FullScreen', '|', 'Undo', 'Redo']
    };
    public value: string = "<p>The Rich Text Editor triggers events based on its actions. </p><p> The events can be used as an extension point to perform custom operations.</p><ul><li>created - Triggers when the component is rendered.</li><li>change - Triggers only when Rich Text Editor is blurred and changes are done to the content.</li><li>focus - Triggers when Rich Text Editor is focused in.</li><li>blur - Triggers when Rich Text Editor is focused out.</li><li>actionBegin - Triggers before command execution using toolbar items or executeCommand method.</li><li>actionComplete - Triggers after command execution using toolbar items or executeCommand method.</li><li>destroyed – Triggers when the component is destroyed.</li></ul>";
}
import { bootstrapApplication } from '@angular/platform-browser';
import { AppComponent } from './app.component';
import 'zone.js';
bootstrapApplication(AppComponent).catch((err) => console.error(err));

Setting the type as MultiRow in toolbarSettings will arrange the toolbar items across multiple rows, displaying all configured toolbar items.

app.component.ts
main.ts
import { Component } from '@angular/core';
import { RichTextEditorModule, ToolbarService, HtmlEditorService, QuickToolbarService, ImageService, LinkService, TableService, PasteCleanupService, ToolbarSettingsModel } from '@syncfusion/ej2-angular-richtexteditor';

@Component({
  imports: [
    RichTextEditorModule
  ],
  standalone: true,
  selector: 'app-root',
  template: `<ejs-richtexteditor id='editor' [toolbarSettings]='tools' [(value)]='value'></ejs-richtexteditor>`,
  providers: [ToolbarService, HtmlEditorService, QuickToolbarService, ImageService, LinkService, TableService, PasteCleanupService]
})

export class AppComponent {
  public tools: ToolbarSettingsModel = {
    type: 'MultiRow' as ToolbarSettingsModel['type'],
    items: ['Bold', 'Italic', 'Underline', 'StrikeThrough',
      'FontName', 'FontSize', 'FontColor', 'BackgroundColor',
      'LowerCase', 'UpperCase', '|',
      'Formats', 'Alignments', 'Blockquote', 'OrderedList', 'UnorderedList',
      'Outdent', 'Indent', '|',
      'CreateLink', 'Image', '|', 'ClearFormat', 'Print',
      'SourceCode', 'FullScreen', '|', 'Undo', 'Redo']
  };
  public value: string = "<p>The Rich Text Editor triggers events based on its actions. </p><p> The events can be used as an extension point to perform custom operations.</p><ul><li>created - Triggers when the component is rendered.</li><li>change - Triggers only when Rich Text Editor is blurred and changes are done to the content.</li><li>focus - Triggers when Rich Text Editor is focused in.</li><li>blur - Triggers when Rich Text Editor is focused out.</li><li>actionBegin - Triggers before command execution using toolbar items or executeCommand method.</li><li>actionComplete - Triggers after command execution using toolbar items or executeCommand method.</li><li>destroyed – Triggers when the component is destroyed.</li></ul>";
}
import { bootstrapApplication } from '@angular/platform-browser';
import { AppComponent } from './app.component';
import 'zone.js';
bootstrapApplication(AppComponent).catch((err) => console.error(err));

Setting the type to Scrollable in toolbarSettings will display the toolbar items in a single line, enabling horizontal scrolling in the toolbar.

app.component.ts
main.ts
import { Component } from '@angular/core';
import { RichTextEditorModule, ToolbarService, HtmlEditorService, QuickToolbarService, ImageService, LinkService, TableService, PasteCleanupService, ToolbarSettingsModel } from '@syncfusion/ej2-angular-richtexteditor';

@Component({
  imports: [
    RichTextEditorModule
  ],
  standalone: true,
  selector: 'app-root',
  template: `<ejs-richtexteditor id='editor' [toolbarSettings]='tools' [(value)]='value'></ejs-richtexteditor>`,
  providers: [ToolbarService, HtmlEditorService, QuickToolbarService, ImageService, LinkService, TableService, PasteCleanupService]
})

export class AppComponent {
  public tools: ToolbarSettingsModel = {
    type: 'Scrollable' as ToolbarSettingsModel['type'],
    items: ['Bold', 'Italic', 'Underline', 'StrikeThrough',
      'FontName', 'FontSize', 'FontColor', 'BackgroundColor',
      'LowerCase', 'UpperCase', '|',
      'Formats', 'Alignments', 'Blockquote', 'OrderedList', 'UnorderedList',
      'Outdent', 'Indent', '|',
      'CreateLink', 'Image', '|', 'ClearFormat', 'Print',
      'SourceCode', 'FullScreen', '|', 'Undo', 'Redo']
  };
  public value: string = "<p>The Rich Text Editor triggers events based on its actions. </p><p> The events can be used as an extension point to perform custom operations.</p><ul><li>created - Triggers when the component is rendered.</li><li>change - Triggers only when Rich Text Editor is blurred and changes are done to the content.</li><li>focus - Triggers when Rich Text Editor is focused in.</li><li>blur - Triggers when Rich Text Editor is focused out.</li><li>actionBegin - Triggers before command execution using toolbar items or executeCommand method.</li><li>actionComplete - Triggers after command execution using toolbar items or executeCommand method.</li><li>destroyed – Triggers when the component is destroyed.</li></ul>";
}
import { bootstrapApplication } from '@angular/platform-browser';
import { AppComponent } from './app.component';
import 'zone.js';
bootstrapApplication(AppComponent).catch((err) => console.error(err));

By default, the toolbar remains fixed at the top of the Rich Text Editor when scrolling. You can customize the position of this sticky toolbar by setting the floatingToolbarOffset to adjust its offset from the top of the document.

Additionally, you can enable or disable the floating toolbar using the enableFloating property.

app.component.ts
main.ts
import { CheckBoxModule } from '@syncfusion/ej2-angular-buttons'
import { Component, ViewChild } from '@angular/core';
import { RichTextEditorModule, ToolbarService, HtmlEditorService, QuickToolbarService, ImageService, LinkService, TableService, PasteCleanupService, RichTextEditorComponent, ToolbarSettingsModel } from '@syncfusion/ej2-angular-richtexteditor';
import { CheckBoxComponent } from '@syncfusion/ej2-angular-buttons';
@Component({
  imports: [
    RichTextEditorModule,
    CheckBoxModule
  ],
  standalone: true,
  selector: 'app-root',
  template: `<ejs-richtexteditor #typeEditor id='editor' [toolbarSettings]='tools' [(value)]='value'>
    </ejs-richtexteditor>
     <div>
    <ejs-checkbox #float label="Enable Floating" [checked]="true" (change)="onChangeFloat()"></ejs-checkbox>
    </div>`,
  providers: [ToolbarService, HtmlEditorService, QuickToolbarService, ImageService, LinkService, TableService, PasteCleanupService]
})
export class AppComponent {
  @ViewChild('float') editorFloatObj: CheckBoxComponent | undefined;
  @ViewChild('typeEditor') editorObj: RichTextEditorComponent | undefined;
  public value: string = "<p>The Rich Text Editor triggers events based on its actions. </p><p> The events can be used as an extension point to perform custom operations.</p><ul><li>created - Triggers when the component is rendered.</li><li>change - Triggers only when Rich Text Editor is blurred and changes are done to the content.</li><li>focus - Triggers when Rich Text Editor is focused in.</li><li>blur - Triggers when Rich Text Editor is focused out.</li><li>actionBegin - Triggers before command execution using toolbar items or executeCommand method.</li><li>actionComplete - Triggers after command execution using toolbar items or executeCommand method.</li><li>destroyed – Triggers when the component is destroyed.</li></ul>";
  public tools: ToolbarSettingsModel = {
    enableFloating: false
  };
  public onChangeFloat(): void {
    this.editorObj!.toolbarSettings.enableFloating = this.editorFloatObj!.checked;
  }
}
import { bootstrapApplication } from '@angular/platform-browser';
import { AppComponent } from './app.component';
import 'zone.js';
bootstrapApplication(AppComponent).catch((err) => console.error(err));

Quick Toolbars

The Rich Text Editor has quick toolbars that act as context-menus, appearing when you click on elements like images, links, audio, video, and tables. By default, specific quick toolbar items are displayed when clicking on the corresponding element. You can customize these items using the quickToolbarSettings property.

The quick format toolbar offers easy access to commonly used text formatting tools, enhancing the editing process by allowing users to quickly apply styles and adjustments to their text with minimal effort.

Customize the quick toolbar items using the text property in the quickToolbarSettings.

Any toolbar items available in the Rich Text Editor can be configured for the text quick toolbar. The sample below showcases the text quick format toolbar.

app.component.ts
main.ts
import { Component, ViewChild } from '@angular/core';
import { RichTextEditorModule, ToolbarService, LinkService, ImageService, HtmlEditorService, QuickToolbarService, TableService, PasteCleanupService, RichTextEditorComponent, QuickToolbarSettingsModel } from '@syncfusion/ej2-angular-richtexteditor';

@Component({
    imports: [
        RichTextEditorModule
    ],
    standalone: true,
    selector: 'app-root',
    template: `<ejs-richtexteditor #imageEditor id='imageEditor' [quickToolbarSettings]='quickToolbarSettings' (quickToolbarSettingsChange)=' quickToolbarSettingsChange' [(value)]='value'></ejs-richtexteditor>`,
    providers: [ToolbarService, LinkService, ImageService, HtmlEditorService, QuickToolbarService, TableService, PasteCleanupService]
})

export class AppComponent {
    @ViewChild('imageEditor') editorObj: RichTextEditorComponent | undefined;
    public value: string = "<p>RichTextEditor allows to insert images from online source as well as local computer where you want to insert the image in your content.</p><p><b>Get started Quick Toolbar to click on the image</b></p><p>It is possible to add custom style on the selected image inside the Rich Text Editor through quick toolbar.</p><img id=\"editorImageID\" style=\"width: 300px; height: 300px; transform: rotate(0deg);\" alt=\"Logo\" src=\"https://ej2.syncfusion.com/demos/src/rich-text-editor/images/RTEImage-Feather.png\">";
    public quickToolbarSettings: QuickToolbarSettingsModel = {
        text: ['Bold', 'Italic', 'Underline', 'FontColor', 'BackgroundColor', 'Alignments', '-', 'FontSize', 'FontName', 'Formats', 'OrderedList', 'UnorderedList', 'FormatPainter']
    };
    public quickToolbarSettingsChange: QuickToolbarSettingsModel = {}
}
import { bootstrapApplication } from '@angular/platform-browser';
import { AppComponent } from './app.component';
import 'zone.js';
bootstrapApplication(AppComponent).catch((err) => console.error(err));

Customize the quick toolbar items for images using the image property in the quickToolbarSettings.

The table quick toolbar opens when you click anywhere within a table. Customize its items using the table property in the quickToolbarSettings.

The link quick toolbar appears when you click on a link in the editor. Customize its items using the link property in the quickToolbarSettings.

The video quick toolbar appears when you click on a video element. Customize its items using the video property in the quickToolbarSettings.

These quick toolbars provide convenient access to context-specific editing tools, enhancing the user experience when working with different types of content in the Rich Text Editor.

Customize the quick toolbar items for audio elements using the audio property in the quickToolbarSettings.

The following sample demonstrates the option to insert the video, image, audio, link and table to the Rich Text Editor content as well as option to get started with the quick toolbar.It also illustrates how to utilize the quick toolbar for efficient content editing.The Quick Toolbar provides easy access to essential editing tools for a smoother user experience.

app.component.ts
main.ts
import { Component, ViewChild } from '@angular/core';
import { RichTextEditorModule, ToolbarService, LinkService, ImageService, HtmlEditorService, AudioService, VideoService, QuickToolbarService, TableService, PasteCleanupService, RichTextEditorComponent, QuickToolbarSettingsModel } from '@syncfusion/ej2-angular-richtexteditor';

@Component({
    imports: [
        RichTextEditorModule
    ],
    standalone: true,
    selector: 'app-root',
    template: `<ejs-richtexteditor #imageEditor id='imageEditor' [value]="value" [toolbarSettings]='tools'></ejs-richtexteditor>`,
    providers: [ToolbarService, LinkService, ImageService,VideoService, AudioService, HtmlEditorService, QuickToolbarService, TableService, PasteCleanupService]
})

export class AppComponent {
    @ViewChild('imageEditor') editorObj: RichTextEditorComponent | undefined;
    public tools: object = {
        items: ['Bold', 'Italic', 'Underline', '|', 'Formats', 'Alignments', 'Blockquote', 'OrderedList', 'UnorderedList', '|', 'CreateLink', 'Image', 'Audio', 'Video', 'CreateTable','|', 'SourceCode', 'Undo', 'Redo']
    };

    public value: string = `<p>The Syncfudion Rich Text Editor, a WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get) editor, is a user interface that allows you to create, edit, and format rich text content. You can try out a demo of this editor here.</p><p><b>Key features:</b></p><ul>
    <li>
        <p>Provides &lt;IFRAME&gt; and &lt;DIV&gt; modes.</p>
    </li>
    <li>
        <p>Bulleted and numbered lists.</p>
    </li>
    <li>
        <p>Handles images, hyperlinks, videos, hyperlinks, uploads, etc.</p>
    </li>
    <li>
        <p>Contains undo/redo manager. </p>
    </li>
    </ul><div style="display: inline-block; width: 60%; vertical-align: top; cursor: auto;"><img alt="Sky with sun" src="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/richtexteditor-resources/RTE-Overview.png" width="309" style="min-width: 10px; min-height: 10px; width: 309px; height: 174px;" class="e-rte-image e-imginline e-rte-drag-image" height="174" /></div>  `;
}
import { bootstrapApplication } from '@angular/platform-browser';
import { AppComponent } from './app.component';
import 'zone.js';
bootstrapApplication(AppComponent).catch((err) => console.error(err));

To use quick toolbar feature, configure QuickToolbarService in the @NgModule.providers section.

Toolbar in Angular Rich Text Editor component

Tools

Default Toolbar Items

Available Toolbar Items

Text formatting

Font & styling

Alignment

Lists & indentation

Hyperlinks

Link quicktoolbar items

Images

Image quicktoolbar items

Tables

Table quicktoolbar items

Undo & redo

Other tools

Custom Toolbar Items

Enabling and Disabling Toolbar Items

How to Enable the Toolbar

Expanding the Toolbar

Configuring a Multi-row Toolbar

Implementing a Scrollable Toolbar

Creating a Sticky Toolbar

Quick Toolbars

Quick Format Toolbar

Image Quick Toolbar

Table Quick Toolbar

Link Quick Toolbar

Video Quick Toolbar

Audio Quick Toolbar

See Also