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Craft gives you multiple ways to format text, from the visual formatting toolbar to keyboard-driven markdown commands. Whether you prefer clicking, typing, or a mix of both, there’s a method that fits your style.

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Text, Block, and Page Formatting

This section covers text formatting: inline styles and special elements applied to the text itself. It sits alongside two other levels of styling in Craft:
  • Text formatting (this section) – Inline styles like bold, italic, and highlights, plus special elements like dates, emoji, and links
  • Block formatting – Structural elements like headings, lists, quotes, and code blocks (see Blocks and Pages)
  • Page styling – Visual design including colors, backgrounds, and fonts (see Styling)

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Four Ways to Format Text

Select any text and the formatting toolbar appears with options for bold, italic, highlights, links, and more. The most visual way to format – nothing to memorize.Formatting toolbar appearing above selected textFor every text and block style in one place, open the Format panel with the Aa button in the top-right corner.Format panel showing title, content, and block styles
All four methods work together – mix and match based on what you’re doing. For a closer look at the keyboard-driven methods, see Quick Styling Methods.

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All Formatting Features

Spell Check and Corrections

Configure spell checking in 34 languages, globally or per document

Markdown Shortcuts

Format text as you write with markdown syntax

Using the Slash Menu

Access every feature without leaving your keyboard

Find and Replace

Search and replace text across your documents

Surround Selection

Wrap selected text in brackets, parentheses, or braces

Adding Dates

Insert date badges that link to daily notes

Using Emoji

Insert emoji by typing : followed by the emoji name

Special Links

Create mailto and tel links for interactive documents

Subscript and Superscript

Format mathematical notation, formulas, and footnotes

Quick Styling Methods

Combine shortcuts, markdown, and the slash menu for speed

Math Formulas

Write equations using LaTeX notation – inline or as standalone blocks