Transcript fields normally contain plain text, but limited markdown-like formatting can be enabled for situations where styling is useful — for example, showing struck-out text on a 1939 Register entry.
Enable this per-project via the Project Settings panel (click the cog button near the lower-left of the main window).
| Feature | Syntax | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Strikeout | ~text~ | ~~text~~ |
| Bold | *text* | text |
| Italic | _text_ | text |
| Underline | __text__ | underlined |
| Superscript | ^text^ | superscript |
| Larger text | \+ | increase size |
| Smaller text | \- | decrease size |
| Small caps | $text$ | small capitals |
| Number-width space | \# | space the width of a digit |
| Non-breaking space | \~ | non-breaking space |
| Fill with dots | \>. | dot leader |
| Fill with underbar | \>_ | underbar fill |
| Fill with wide dots | \>* | wide dot leader |
| Fill with space | \>> | space fill |
| Tab stop | \> | advance to next tab |
To use a markdown character literally, double it — for example, ** produces a single *. If markdown is not enabled, no doubling is needed.