Using Markdown in Airtable

A line that starts with one to three #  characters, followed by one whitespace character, will result in a first-level to third-level heading.

Markdown syntax:

# First level header
## Second level header
### Third level header`

Result:

Text surrounded by a single *or _ pair will be formatted as italic—meaning emphasis in Markdown—; text surrounded by a double **or __ pair will be formatted as bold—meaning strong emphasis in Markdown. You can combine them with other inline formats.

Markdown syntax:

*This text will be italic*
_This will also be italic_

**This text will be bold**
__This will also be bold__

_**Combine them for bold italic**_

Result:

This text will be italic
This will also be italic

This text will be bold
This will also be bold

Combine them for bold italic

Text surrounded by a ~~ pair will be formatted as strikethrough. This is not supported in the base description.

Markdown syntax

~~This text will be strikethrough~~

Result

Starting a line with “[ ]” or “[x]” will begin a checkbox list.

Markdown syntax

[x] Checked item 1
[ ] Unchecked item 2
    [x] Subitem 1
    [ ] Subitem 2`

Result

You can use either -or *as an unordered list marker.

Markdown syntax

- Item 1
- Item 2
    * Indented item 1
    * Indented item 2`

Result

• Item 1

• Item 2

  • Indented item 1

  • Indented item 2

Starting a line with a number and a period will automatically convert to a list.

Markdown syntax

1. Item 1
2. Item 2
    1) Item 2a
    2) Item 2b

Result

1. Item 1

2. Item 2

   1. Item 2a

   2. Item 2b

There are two types of links, inline and reference :

• An inline link has the form of [Link text](link URL), where the URL is specified inline.

• A reference link has the form of [Link Text][Label Name], where the label references a link definition.

  • A link definition is a line with the form [Label name]: URL. It can be placed anywhere in the text and will be removed when converted to rich text cell value.

Markdown syntax

[Airtable](https://airtable.com) is awesome.
[Link reference][1] also works.

[1]: [https://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/syntax#link](https://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/syntax#link)

Result

Airtable is awesome.
Link reference also works.

A blockquote is a line that starts with > and then followed by the quote content. This is not supported in the base description.

Markdown syntax

> Roses are red
> Violets are blue

Result

Roses are red

Violets are blue

Text surrounded by a ` pair will be formatted as inline code (with monospace typeface).

Markdown syntax

`apiKey` is your secret API token.

Result

apiKey is your secret API token.

A code block is one or more lines of code surrounded by code fences. A code fence is a line that is a sequence of at least 3 consecutive backticks (`) or tildes (~). The closing code fence must be the same type as the opening code fence (backticks or tildes), and with at least as many characters as the opening fence sequence.

The line with the opening code fence may optionally contain some text following the code fence. This is called the info string. Some Markdown implementations use this string for code block syntax highlighting. Airtable currently does not utilize the info string and it will be discarded when converting Markdown text to rich text cell value.

Markdown syntax

```
tell application "Microsoft Excel"
    quit
end tell
```

Result

tell application "Microsoft Excel"
    quit
end tell

You can use backslash ( \) before any Markdown syntax character to escape the formatting.

Markdown syntax

\*This is not italic\*

Result

This is not italic

Every line break will be treated as a hard line break. Note that this behavior differs from original Markdown.

Markdown syntax

The Sea of Faith
Was once, too, at the full, and round earth’s shore
Lay like the folds of a bright girdle furled.
But now I only hear
Its melancholy, long, withdrawing roar,
Retreating, to the breath
Of the night-wind, down the vast edges drear
And naked shingles of the world.

Result

The Sea of Faith
Was once, too, at the full, and round earth’s shore
Lay like the folds of a bright girdle furled.
But now I only hear
Its melancholy, long, withdrawing roar,
Retreating, to the breath
Of the night-wind, down the vast edges drear
And naked shingles of the world.

We support using the <br>HTML tag while sending emails that require multiple line breaks.

Example:

test
<br>
<br>
test

Result:

Unless specified above, additional text formatting for other data types (currencies, dates, numbers) is unavailable.Can I use markdown to change how dynamic field inputs are displayed using automation actions that support markdown?

Yes, you can use markdown with Automation fields by adding the markdown around the field you are referencing, as shown in the example below:

Airtable Markdown is not compliant with the two most popular forms of Markdown: Markdoc and GitHub Flavored Markdown. As a result, you may need to experiment or create workarounds when attempting to create URLs.

You can use HTML tags in certain automations (Example: format emails sent via the send email action), but HTML is not natively supported in the product at this time.

Yes, emojis can be used across Airtable in a variety of field types, automation outputs, descriptions, and more.

While the Airtable editor does not support rich text, it can be used in long text fields when using automation or Airtable’s API.