Make your task stand out in bold, spice up your project names with emojis 🎉 or change the hyperlinked text in your comments.
Todoist uses the CommonMark specification across all platforms.
Formatting options
In task names, descriptions and comments, Todoist supports:
| Formatting | Result |
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| **Bold text** or __Bold text__ | Bold text |
| *Italic text* or _Italic text_ | Italic text |
| ***Bold and italic text*** or ___Bold and italic text___ | Bold and italic text |
| [Hypertext](https://todoist.com/) | Hypertext |
| ~~Strikethrough text~~ |
In task descriptions and comments, Todoist also supports:
| Formatting | Result |
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| > quote |  |
| Sentence with `code inline` | Sentence with code inline |
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```Code block (puts whole paragraph as one block of code)``` |
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| --- or *** |  |
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* Step 1 * Step 2 |
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Add emoji to task names, project names, task comments, label names, and filter names. Todoist supports all the standard emoji you’ve come to know and ❤️ Learn more.
Currently, the strikethrough and horizontal line are not supported on Android and iOS apps. It's a limitation on mobile apps, and we're looking to change this in the future.
FAQ
I previously used different formatting, but this no longer works. Is there a way to convert these tasks to the official formatting?
Absolutely! Just reach out to our support team and we’ll run a one-time script that will convert old formatting to the formatting listed above. The script will convert the following formatting:|
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After:
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https://todoist.com (link text)
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[link text](https://todoist.com)
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!!bold text!!
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**bold text**
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Can I format project names, label names, and filter names as well?
No, hypertext, bold text, and italic text are all only supported in task names and comments.
How can I add a link that includes a parenthesis, like http://www.test.com/types_of_apples(fruit)?
You have to encode the parenthesis in the URL using percent-encoding. For this link, "(" should be replaced with "%28" and ")" should be replaced with "%29". So the URL to use in Todoist would be: http://www.test.com/types_of_apples%28fruit%29