diff --git a/cmd/wsh/cmd/wshcmd-deleteblock.go b/cmd/wsh/cmd/wshcmd-deleteblock.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b8c4315d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/wsh/cmd/wshcmd-deleteblock.go
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+// Copyright 2024, Command Line Inc.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+package cmd
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+	"github.com/wavetermdev/thenextwave/pkg/wshrpc"
+)
+
+var deleteBlockCmd = &cobra.Command{
+	Use:   "deleteblock",
+	Short: "delete a block",
+	Args:  cobra.ExactArgs(1),
+	Run:   deleteBlockRun,
+}
+
+func init() {
+	rootCmd.AddCommand(deleteBlockCmd)
+}
+
+func deleteBlockRun(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
+	oref := args[0]
+	if oref == "" {
+		fmt.Println("oref is required")
+		return
+	}
+	err := validateEasyORef(oref)
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Printf("%v\n", err)
+		return
+	}
+	setTermRawMode()
+	fullORef, err := resolveSimpleId(oref)
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Printf("error resolving oref: %v\r\n", err)
+		return
+	}
+	if fullORef.OType != "block" {
+		fmt.Printf("oref is not a block\r\n")
+		return
+	}
+	deleteBlockData := &wshrpc.CommandDeleteBlockData{
+		BlockId: fullORef.OID,
+	}
+	_, err = RpcClient.SendRpcRequest(wshrpc.Command_DeleteBlock, deleteBlockData, 2000)
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Printf("error deleting block: %v\r\n", err)
+		return
+	}
+	fmt.Print("block deleted\r\n")
+}
diff --git a/frontend/app/store/wshserver.ts b/frontend/app/store/wshserver.ts
index db28730be..221173246 100644
--- a/frontend/app/store/wshserver.ts
+++ b/frontend/app/store/wshserver.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,11 @@ class WshServerType {
         return WOS.wshServerRpcHelper_call("createblock", data, opts);
     }
 
+    // command "deleteblock" [call]
+	DeleteBlockCommand(data: CommandDeleteBlockData, opts?: WshRpcCommandOpts): Promise<void> {
+        return WOS.wshServerRpcHelper_call("deleteblock", data, opts);
+    }
+
     // command "file:append" [call]
 	AppendFileCommand(data: CommandAppendFileData, opts?: WshRpcCommandOpts): Promise<void> {
         return WOS.wshServerRpcHelper_call("file:append", data, opts);
diff --git a/frontend/app/view/directorypreview.less b/frontend/app/view/directorypreview.less
index 484ee9aa5..9d7301839 100644
--- a/frontend/app/view/directorypreview.less
+++ b/frontend/app/view/directorypreview.less
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
         border-radius: 3px;
         display: flex;
         flex-direction: column;
-        font-family: Inter;
+        font: var(--base-font);
         .dir-table-head {
             .dir-table-head-row {
                 display: flex;
diff --git a/frontend/types/gotypes.d.ts b/frontend/types/gotypes.d.ts
index 263c17e79..fb8152be2 100644
--- a/frontend/types/gotypes.d.ts
+++ b/frontend/types/gotypes.d.ts
@@ -95,6 +95,11 @@ declare global {
         rtopts: RuntimeOpts;
     };
 
+    // wshrpc.CommandDeleteBlockData
+    type CommandDeleteBlockData = {
+        blockid: string;
+    };
+
     // wshrpc.CommandGetMetaData
     type CommandGetMetaData = {
         oref: ORef;
diff --git a/pkg/wshrpc/wshclient/wshclient.go b/pkg/wshrpc/wshclient/wshclient.go
index 6c4e5830c..ace45d172 100644
--- a/pkg/wshrpc/wshclient/wshclient.go
+++ b/pkg/wshrpc/wshclient/wshclient.go
@@ -29,6 +29,12 @@ func CreateBlockCommand(w *wshutil.WshRpc, data wshrpc.CommandCreateBlockData, o
     return resp, err
 }
 
+// command "deleteblock", wshserver.DeleteBlockCommand
+func DeleteBlockCommand(w *wshutil.WshRpc, data wshrpc.CommandDeleteBlockData, opts *wshrpc.WshRpcCommandOpts) error {
+    _, err := sendRpcRequestCallHelper[any](w, "deleteblock", data, opts)
+    return err
+}
+
 // command "file:append", wshserver.AppendFileCommand
 func AppendFileCommand(w *wshutil.WshRpc, data wshrpc.CommandAppendFileData, opts *wshrpc.WshRpcCommandOpts) error {
     _, err := sendRpcRequestCallHelper[any](w, "file:append", data, opts)
diff --git a/pkg/wshrpc/wshrpctypes.go b/pkg/wshrpc/wshrpctypes.go
index 6a19ebf9b..008af941d 100644
--- a/pkg/wshrpc/wshrpctypes.go
+++ b/pkg/wshrpc/wshrpctypes.go
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ const (
 	Command_AppendIJson = "file:appendijson"
 	Command_ResolveIds  = "resolveids"
 	Command_CreateBlock = "createblock"
+	Command_DeleteBlock = "deleteblock"
 )
 
 type MetaDataType = map[string]any
@@ -133,3 +134,7 @@ type CommandAppendIJsonData struct {
 	FileName string        `json:"filename"`
 	Data     ijson.Command `json:"data"`
 }
+
+type CommandDeleteBlockData struct {
+	BlockId string `json:"blockid" wshcontext:"BlockId"`
+}
diff --git a/pkg/wshrpc/wshserver/wshserver.go b/pkg/wshrpc/wshserver/wshserver.go
index a5140e68c..80ae49858 100644
--- a/pkg/wshrpc/wshserver/wshserver.go
+++ b/pkg/wshrpc/wshserver/wshserver.go
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ var WshServerCommandToDeclMap = map[string]*WshServerMethodDecl{
 	wshrpc.Command_BlockInput:  GetWshServerMethod(wshrpc.Command_BlockInput, wshutil.RpcType_Call, "BlockInputCommand", WshServerImpl.BlockInputCommand),
 	wshrpc.Command_AppendFile:  GetWshServerMethod(wshrpc.Command_AppendFile, wshutil.RpcType_Call, "AppendFileCommand", WshServerImpl.AppendFileCommand),
 	wshrpc.Command_AppendIJson: GetWshServerMethod(wshrpc.Command_AppendIJson, wshutil.RpcType_Call, "AppendIJsonCommand", WshServerImpl.AppendIJsonCommand),
+	wshrpc.Command_DeleteBlock: GetWshServerMethod(wshrpc.Command_DeleteBlock, wshutil.RpcType_Call, "DeleteBlockCommand", WshServerImpl.DeleteBlockCommand),
 	"streamtest":               RespStreamTest_MethodDecl,
 }
 
@@ -294,3 +295,37 @@ func (ws *WshServer) AppendIJsonCommand(ctx context.Context, data wshrpc.Command
 	})
 	return nil
 }
+
+func (ws *WshServer) DeleteBlockCommand(ctx context.Context, data wshrpc.CommandDeleteBlockData) error {
+	ctx = wstore.ContextWithUpdates(ctx)
+	tabId, err := wstore.DBFindTabForBlockId(ctx, data.BlockId)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("error finding tab for block: %w", err)
+	}
+	if tabId == "" {
+		return fmt.Errorf("no tab found for block")
+	}
+	windowId, err := wstore.DBFindWindowForTabId(ctx, tabId)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("error finding window for tab: %w", err)
+	}
+	if windowId == "" {
+		return fmt.Errorf("no window found for tab")
+	}
+	err = wstore.DeleteBlock(ctx, tabId, data.BlockId)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("error deleting block: %w", err)
+	}
+	eventbus.SendEventToWindow(windowId, eventbus.WSEventType{
+		EventType: eventbus.WSEvent_LayoutAction,
+		Data: &eventbus.WSLayoutActionData{
+			ActionType: "delete",
+			TabId:      tabId,
+			BlockId:    data.BlockId,
+		},
+	})
+	blockcontroller.StopBlockController(data.BlockId)
+	updates := wstore.ContextGetUpdatesRtn(ctx)
+	sendWStoreUpdatesToEventBus(updates)
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/pkg/wstore/wstore_dbops.go b/pkg/wstore/wstore_dbops.go
index d2916ee0c..edd909ed5 100644
--- a/pkg/wstore/wstore_dbops.go
+++ b/pkg/wstore/wstore_dbops.go
@@ -267,3 +267,13 @@ func DBFindWindowForTabId(ctx context.Context, tabId string) (string, error) {
 		return tx.GetString(query, tabId), nil
 	})
 }
+
+func DBFindTabForBlockId(ctx context.Context, blockId string) (string, error) {
+	return WithTxRtn(ctx, func(tx *TxWrap) (string, error) {
+		query := `
+			SELECT t.oid 
+			FROM db_tab t, json_each(data->'blockids') je 
+			WHERE je.value = ?;`
+		return tx.GetString(query, blockId), nil
+	})
+}