Text formatting
To format text in issue descriptions and comments, use the visual editor or the Yandex Flavored Markdown syntax.
To learn more about the Tracker text editor features and supported formatting elements and blocks, see the following sections:
- Formatting text
- Block formatting
- Tables
- Embedded object (iframe)
- Images
- Files
- Charts
- Block with HTML markup
Editor modes
Yandex Tracker supports two text editing modes: visual editor and markup mode. The visual editor opens by default.
To change the editor mode, when editing text, click on the toolbar and select Visual editor (wysiwyg) or Markdown markup.
In the visual editor, you can format text like you normally do in Microsoft Word or Google Docs.
You can also add formatting elements using your keyboard or through the quick access menu.
In markup mode, formatting elements are shown as special characters. Tracker supports YFM markup, an extended version of Markdown featuring additional formatting elements.
Quick access menu
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On a new line or after a space, type
/. A list of available formatting elements and blocks opens. -
To search through the list, start typing the name of an item.
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Use your mouse or keyboard to select an item in the list.
Adding formatting elements using the keyboard
In the visual editor, you can type special characters to add certain formatting elements:
In the visual editor, you can apply line formatting markup to individual words without spaces:
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Add a space before the markup characters.
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Add markup characters at the beginning and end of the word that you want to format.
Examples:
- Bold text:
**Bold** - Italic:
_Italic_ - Underlined text:
++Underlined++ - Strikethrough text:
~~Strikethrough~~ - Monospaced text:
##Monospaced## - Yellow highlight:
==Highlighted== - Superscript:
^Superscript^ - Subscript:
~Subscript~
- Bold text:
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Make sure to add a space after the closing character.
For more information, see Line formatting
On a new line, type from one to six # characters followed by a space. For example: ###
For more information, see Headers
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To create a numbered list, start a new line with any digit followed by a period and a space. For example:
1. -
To add a bulleted list, start a new line with
-or*followed by a space. For example:- -
To add a checklist, start a new line with
[]followed by a space. For example:[] -
To create a nested list item (increase the left indent), position the cursor in the line of the list item and press Tab.
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To move a nested list item to a higher level (decrease the left indent), place the cursor in the line with the list item and press Shift + Tab.
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To add a paragraph without a number or bullet between list items, place the cursor at the beginning of the item and press Backspace (on Windows) or ⌫ (on macOS).
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To finish the list and start typing plain text, place the cursor in a new empty list item and press Enter.
For more information, see Lists
Start a new line with > followed by a space. For example: >
For more information, see Quote
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To format a code snippet within a line of text, add a backtick
`at the beginning and end of the snippet, then add a space after the closing character. For example:`s = input()` -
To add a code block, start a new line and type three backticks
```.
For more information, see Code formatting
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To format a formula in text, type
$, enter the marked up formula in KaTeX format, and close it with$and a space. For example:$x^2$ -
To add a formula block, start a new line with
$$followed by a space. For example:$$
For more information, see Formulas
On a new line, type triple hyphen (---), triple underscore ___, or triple asterisk (***).
For more information, see Separator
Type : and select an emoji from the list.
For more information, see Emoji
Type @ and start typing the name, then select the user from the list.
For more information, see Users