# About Merging Elements

You can merge successive elements, even if they are not at the same level in the document structure, by using the `Backspace` and `Delete` keys. When the insertion point is at the end of an element, use the `Delete` key to merge; when it is at the beginning of an element, use the `Backspace` key. In both cases, these keys do not delete any characters; instead they merge elements previously separated by a structure boundary.

Note that when the insertion point is within an element, the `Backspace` and `Delete` keys delete the next or previous character as usual.