Default block size used for Apex Database

Hello all,
I was wondering if anyone has an idea on the default block size that is used for the database that ApEx uses?
Cheers!
Steve

The block size is determined by the Database installation and Tablespace configuration and not by APEX, and the default in the database installation is the OS block size I believe.
Are you talking about the XE database installation?
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