Text Formatting

You can format text in your form to add emphasis, link to resources, or just make things look nice. Formatting works in headings, paragraphs, and field labels.

The selection menu

Select any text and a floating toolbar appears with formatting options. Click a button to apply that format.

Available formats

Format	Toolbar	Keyboard shortcut	Markdown syntax
Bold	B button	Cmd/Ctrl + B	**text**
Italic	I button	Cmd/Ctrl + I	*text*
Strikethrough	S button	Cmd/Ctrl + Alt + S	~~text~~
Code	Code button	Cmd/Ctrl + Alt + C (Mac) or Cmd/Ctrl + `	`text`
Link	Link button	Cmd/Ctrl + K	[title](url)
Highlight	Highlight button	Cmd/Ctrl + Alt + H	==text==

Markdown-style shortcuts

You can also format text as you type using Markdown-style syntax. Type the syntax characters around your text and it’ll convert automatically:

• Type **bold** to get bold text
• Type *italic* to get italic text
• Type `code` to get inline code
• Type ==highlight== to get highlighted text

Tips

• Formatting persists when you rearrange blocks
• You can combine formats — bold + italic, highlighted + bold, etc.
• Links open in a new tab when respondents click them in the published form