# Text Widget

Learn how to use Markdown in the Text widget whenever you need to create explanations, instructions, or contextual information in your dashboards.

### How to apply basic formatting?

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**Italics**

Use single asterisks or single underscores to format text in *italics*. Example:

\*text\* or \_text\_

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**Bold**

Use double asterisks or double underscores to make text **bold**. Example:

\*\*text\*\* or \_\_text\_\_

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**Bold + Italics**

Use three asterisks or three underscores to combine ***bold and italics***. Example:

\*\*\*text\*\*\* or \_\_\_text\_\_\_

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**Strikethrough**

Use double tildes (\~\~) to strike through text. Example:

\~\~text\~\~

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### How to create titles and subtitles?

You can use six levels by adding # at the beginning of a line. The more hashtags you use, the lower the heading level.

\# Heading 1

\## Heading 2

\### Heading 3

\#### Heading 4

\##### Heading 5

\###### Heading 6

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### How to create lists?

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**Bullet lists (unordered)**

Use \*, - or + followed by a space. Example:

\- Item 1

\+ Item 2

\* Item 3

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**Task lists (checklists)**

Use - \[ ] or - \[x]. Example:

\- \[ ] Pending task

\- \[x] Completed task

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**Nested lists**

Use four spaces or a tab to nest lists. Examples:

\* First level

\* Second level

\* Third level

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### How to add quotes?

Use > at the beginning of the line. Example:

\> Simple quote

\>> Quote inside another

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### How to insert a horizontal line?

Add three or more asterisks (\*), hyphens (-), or underscores (\_) on a line, optionally separated by spaces. Example:

\*\*\*

\---

\----

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### How to create clickable links?

Create a link by placing the link text in brackets, followed immediately by the URL in parentheses. Example:

\[text to link]\(<http://example.com>)

![](/files/4rgQetFTTJ5NKJfscAZH)

### How to create tables?

You can create tables using either the Text or Table widget. To create one through the Text widget, use vertical bars | to structure the cells and hyphens to separate the header. Example:

\| Header | Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |

\|:------ |:-------- |:--------:| --------:|

\| 1. Row | is | is | is |

\| 2. Row | left | nicely | right |

\| 3. Row | aligned | centered | aligned |

![](/files/vPORspaxdF0raDU6bRKv)

To create one using the Table widget, simply gp back to the General tab, select “Table” and go the Setup tab to customize it.

![](/files/znxF0ij5qT6IBO8KqP9t)

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{% hint style="info" %}
Best Practices

* Use short, clear titles
* Separate long sections with horizontal lines
* Prefer lists for operational information
* Avoid excessive formatting — keep it simple
* Use tables to define rules, criteria, and values
* Use images only when essential
  {% endhint %}

### Read also

* [Telling stories with Custom Dashboards](broken://pages/873aa0a32e7f3fef9fb27647594dd2be106e6f65)


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