Markdown In Trello
Unfortunately Trello doesn't allow you to disable markdown. More generally than Trello, markdown is widely accepted and implemented all over the web as the quickest / slimmest way to format text. It can be a bear to get used to, but it is used nearly everywhere these days. Markdown is a simple language to format text. Trello allows using a few commands. AutoHotkey (also known as AHK) is a scripting language that helps me to format the text strings with hotkeys like. In card description and comments you can create tables by using markdown. The markdown syntax TCO uses is based on the Extended Syntax used by lots of markdown processors, so if Trello decides to implement the feature itself your TCO tables should display fine. Use Markdown in Card Description Formatting text inside a card description seems non-existent at first but you can, in fact, use Markdown syntax to format your text. Instead of pressing Ctrl+B, you need to put the text between. to bold a piece of text. For example,.TEST. would output TEST in Trello Description.
I love Markdown. I love it so much that after using it for a project I completely forgot about it.
Snark aside, bulletin boards and old forum software used to use markdown exclusively for posts in the early 00s. But this isn't just old tech.
You can use all features supported Markdown in Trello: 1. Make text bold, italic 2.
I all but forgot about it until I decided to give Trello a whirl. Trello is an online project management application that focuses on laying out the information in complete view. It's an interesting take on collaboration and productivity.
And to be clear, I really do love Markdown!
How Text is Formatted in Your Trello Cards
Trello uses a modified version of the simple language used to format plaintext called Markdown.
Using Markdown syntax, you can add format to plaintext such as lists, paragraphs, headers, and more just like you can with HTML text. It's a pretty neat little project.
You can read more about Markdown at Daring Fireball.
Compatibility for Basic Markdown Syntax
Where it Works- Your Trello bio
- Checklists
- Comments
- Card description
Trello Card Formatting
Where it Doesn't WorkTrello Bold Text
- Card titles
- Some issues in displaying some syntax in the Trello mobile app
More Details on Trello Basic Markdown Compatibility
Type | Your Trello Bio | Checklist | Comments | Card Description |
Bold | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Italics | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Strikethrough | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Inline code | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Links | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Horizontal line | – | – | ✓ | ✓ |
Code block | – | – | ✓ | ✓ |
Block quotes | – | – | ✓ | ✓ |
Lists | – | – | ✓ | ✓ |
Headers | – | – | ✓ | ✓ |
Embedded images | – | – | – | ✓ |
Markdown In Trello Download
Trello Basic Markdown Examples
Type | Syntax | Example Usage | Example Result | Notes |
Bold | ** | Example **bold** | Example bold | |
Italics | _ | Example _italic_ | Example italic | Can also use single asterisks |
Strikethrough | ~~ | Example ~~strikethrough~~ | Example | Cross out text |
Inline code | ` | Example `code` | Example code | Inline formatted code |
Links | []() | [BoR](https://bestofroy.com) | BoR | Link text and URL |
Horizontal line | ‐‐‐ | ‐‐‐ | Add space in between text otherwise this is a H2 | |
Code block | “` | “` test 1 test 2 “` | Think of this as <pre> formatting | |
Block quotes | > | >test1 >test2 |
| Space after greater than or not |
Unordered lists | – | – test 1 – test 2 |
| Must have space after hyphen and space between lines |
Ordered lists | 1. | 1. test 1 2. test 2 |
| Must have period and space after number and space between lines |
Headers | # | ###Header 3 Example | Header 3 Example | # per header level |
Embedded images | ![]() | ![Trello Logo](/path/to/trello-logo-white.svg) | Alt text and image path |
Wrap Up
Bold In Trello
Another good Markdown resource is at Markdown Guide. They are a free and open-source reference guide on how to use Markdown. It lays everything out in a super easy to read and easy to understand manner. I dig it.