📝 Rich text in custom fields is now live!

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Hi Community :waving_hand:

Text custom fields have officially joined high society. Rich text formatting is now available!

And yes, we mean rich in every sense of the word.

You can now add structure and context directly to your text custom fields. Keep campaign copy, status updates, knowledge-base content, and other workflow details readable and useful, without jumping to another tool.

:sparkles:What’s new?

With the existing Text custom field type, you can now add:

  • Bold and italic formatting
  • Headings
  • Lists
  • Hyperlinks
  • Inline images, where supported

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:gear: How to use it?

When adding a value to a text custom field, type “/” for the menu to appear:

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This update helps teams keep longer, more structured information connected to their work. It also addresses this discussion here in the Forum: How to create a custom field that is LONG text (like the Description field)?

:light_bulb: A quick note: rich formatting is best experienced in detail views. List and board views may show a simpler version when you are not actively editing, and CSV exports do not preserve formatting.

If you want to learn more about custom field types and limitations, check out this Help Center article.

Give it a try and let us know how you plan to use rich text in your custom fields! :slight_smile:

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How to create a custom field that is LONG text (like the Description field)?
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:information_source: Another quick note: If you’re adding text via the spreadsheet grid view (e.g. list view) you will need to use ⇧ return to create a paragraph break. Hitting return on its own will register as a submit action the way it does with other custom fields (also the same way adding text to a cell in spreadsheet applications like Google Sheets and Excel).

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Not that I think this should necessarily change. Just wanted to point this out because while it is consistent with how data entry in custom fields (and cells in general) behave, I can imagine many people expecting text editor conventions to take precedence since they likely interact with text editors far more in their day-to-day.

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Love love love!! Love this! Seeing expanded text boxes on click from ListView is just awesome! Thank you so much to you and all the amazing people behind the scenes. Please pass along my gratitude.

What a rich and luxurious Gatsby-esque experience! :wine_glass::sparkles::glowing_star:

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