# Text

## Text Formatting

* Plain vs markdown formatting.
* Default value.
* Display rules.

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### Rich Text

A text field in your base will, by default, be displayed `Plain`. However, if you have a rich text field in your database, you can format its content to appear correctly in the final document.&#x20;

{% embed url="<https://youtu.be/HAGpBwkkuzQ>" %}

Click on one of these options to edit the token or double-click it.

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Then select the `Markdown` option in the Text Type.

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And voilá

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