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# Text formatting

> How to make text bold or italic, add a link or insert a code snippet in Pachca, the team chat app. Step-by-step instructions with examples.

Источник: https://pachca.com/en/help-center/features/message-formatting

## How to make text bold or italic, add a link or insert a code snippet

With real-time formatting, every style shows up right in the message field and stays in sync across all platforms.

> Important: a message can be up to 16,000 characters. Longer messages can't be sent.

### How to format text

- Format text using the formatting menu or keyboard shortcuts. Bots still support Markdown. You'll find the full list of keyboard shortcuts and Markdown characters at the end of this article.
- To open the formatting menu, click the **Aa** icon below the message field.
- If the menu is hidden, select some text to use the pop-up menu.
- Select the text you want to format and choose a style.
- Formatting shows up right in the message field, and the menu shows which styles are applied.
- If you paste text that's already formatted into the message field, it keeps its formatting.

### Bold text

- **B** in the formatting menu
- Web and desktop: Cmd / Ctrl + B

### Italic text

- **I** in the formatting menu
- Web and desktop: Cmd / Ctrl + I

### Underlined text

- **U** in the formatting menu
- Web and desktop: Cmd / Ctrl + U

### Strikethrough text

- **S** in the formatting menu
- Web and desktop: Cmd / Ctrl + S

### Add a link to text

- 🔗 in the formatting menu
- Web and desktop: Cmd / Ctrl + Shift + U

You can add a link to an image the same way. The image preview appears, and you can hide it for everyone. You can also change the image's aspect ratio just for yourself.

### Numbered list

- Button in the formatting menu
- Web and desktop: Cmd / Ctrl + Shift + 7

Numbered lists support three levels. To change the level:

1.  Start a new line with Shift + Enter
2.  Then press Tab

### Bulleted list

- Button in the formatting menu
- Web and desktop: Cmd / Ctrl + Shift + 8
- Markdown characters: "-" or "\*"

Bulleted lists support three levels. To change the level:

1.  Start a new line with Shift + Enter
2.  Then press Tab

### Quote

- Button in the formatting menu
- Web and desktop: Cmd / Ctrl + Shift + 9
- Markdown characters: > text

### Inline code

- Button in the formatting menu
- Web and desktop: Ctrl / Cmd + Shift + C
- Markdown characters: `code`

### Code block

- Button in the formatting menu
- Web and desktop: Ctrl / Cmd + Shift + Alt / Option + C
- Markdown characters: ` ```code``` `

In the web version and desktop apps, you can also pick a programming language from the drop-down list so code syntax is highlighted correctly.

### Clear formatting

- **Tx** in the formatting menu
- Web and desktop: Cmd / Ctrl + Z

### Mentions

If a colleague changes their username, hovering over their old mentions in a chat still opens their current mini profile.

### Link previews

If a message contains several links, previews appear for the first five. You can hide them for everyone if needed.

### Keyboard shortcuts

- Cmd / Ctrl + B: bold
- Cmd / Ctrl + I: italic
- Cmd / Ctrl + U: underline
- Cmd / Ctrl + S: strikethrough
- Cmd / Ctrl + Shift + U: link
- Cmd / Ctrl + Shift + 7: numbered list
- Cmd / Ctrl + Shift + 8: bulleted list
- Cmd / Ctrl + Shift + 9: quote
- Ctrl / Cmd + Shift + C: inline code
- Ctrl / Cmd + Shift + Alt / Option + C: code block
- Cmd / Ctrl + Z: clear formatting

### Formatting messages for bots

Bots still use Markdown. The [formatting guide](https://dev.pachca.com/guides/markdown) on the developer portal covers the syntax for messages sent via the API and webhooks.

Updated: June 1, 2025