# ⌨️ Syntax highlighting in text editors is now live!

**URL:** <https://forum.asana.com/t/syntax-highlighting-in-text-editors-is-now-live/1152393>\
**Category:** Product Updates\
**Tags:** developers, tasks\
**Created:** [17 August 2026 15:27 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/syntax-highlighting-in-text-editors-is-now-live/1152393 "2026-08-17T15:27:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![Vanessa\_N](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/vanessa_n/32/284022_2.png) [@Vanessa\_N](https://forum.asana.com/u/Vanessa_N)\
**Post date:** [17 August 2026 15:27 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/syntax-highlighting-in-text-editors-is-now-live/1152393/1 "2026-08-17T15:27:47Z")

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Hi Community,

Syntax highlighting in Asana’s text editors is now live for all customers!

## ✨ **What’s new**

- Syntax highlighting that works consistently, with support for a growing list of languages (JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, Java, SQL, HTML, XML, CSS, JSON, YAML, Bash/Shell, Go, and C#)
- A language selector so you can set the right context for your code
- Light and dark themes
- Line numbers, code folding, auto-close brackets, and auto-indent as you type
- One-click copy to clipboard

 ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/asana/original/4X/9/6/3/9639a2d6ff6a36113e300ff8c576a1a167179631.png)  
 ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/asana/original/4X/1/6/7/1678447a9d7150edfaecc6319f4937e6b055409a.png)

When code renders correctly, your team can review it rather than decode it. Sharing a script in a task, documenting a query in a note, or walking a stakeholder through a spec - the content stays scannable and copy-ready.

A big thank-you to everyone who shared feedback in [Code snippets in Asana](https://forum.asana.com/t/code-snippets-in-asana/2182). That conversation asked for better code formatting and syntax highlighting, and this launch delivers it.

This launch combined with the recent [Make key details pop with text ✨ highlighting ✨](https://forum.asana.com/t/make-key-details-pop-with-text-highlighting/1151252) also completely solves another open feature request from the Community: [Highlight text and code section in Task Description](https://forum.asana.com/t/highlight-text-and-code-section-in-task-description/10040)

We plan to expand beyond Tier 1 into additional language tiers and consider deeper editor features in future iterations.

Share your questions or feedback below. 🙂

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**Author:** ![Skyler](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/skyler/32/34575_2.png) [@Skyler](https://forum.asana.com/u/Skyler)\
**Post date:** [21 August 2026 05:54 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/syntax-highlighting-in-text-editors-is-now-live/1152393/2 "2026-08-21T05:54:27Z")

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Just so folks are aware. This is not shipped for mobile yet. Maybe we’ll get some #mobile #consistency one day!

 ![IMG_3020](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/asana/original/4X/2/5/c/25c88e57aa3d412d24171358ae9e1f3dd0614397.jpeg)