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# Text Widget

The **Text Widget** lets you add formatted text to your Sitee using Markdown.

You can use it for introductions, headings, lists, short announcements, quotes, disclaimers, and other written content.

## Add a Text Widget

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open your Sitee editor">
    Go to the [YourSitee dashboard](https://yoursit.ee/dashboard/editor) and open the Sitee you want to edit.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Open the widget menu">
    Select <Icon icon="grid-round-2-plus" /> **Add Widget** from the editor toolbar.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Choose Text">
    Select the **Text Widget** from the available widget types.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Add your content">
    Enter your text in the **Markdown Text** field. The preview above the field updates to show how it will appear.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Save and publish">
    Select <Icon icon="save" /> **Save**, then publish your changes when you are ready to display the widget on your public Sitee.
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Info>
  **The Text Widget currently uses Markdown.** We are working on a simpler editor that will make formatting text easier without requiring Markdown syntax.
</Info>

## Supported formatting

| Element         | Syntax                                           |
| --------------- | ------------------------------------------------ |
| Heading         | `# Heading`, `## Heading`, or `### Heading`      |
| Bold            | `**Bold text**`                                  |
| Italic          | `_Italic text_`                                  |
| Blockquote      | `> Quoted text`                                  |
| Ordered list    | `1. First item`                                  |
| Unordered list  | `- First item`                                   |
| Inline code     | Wrap text in single backticks                    |
| Code block      | Place three backticks before and after the block |
| Horizontal line | `---`                                            |
| Table           | Use vertical bars to separate columns            |
| Footnote        | `Text[^1]` and `[^1]: Footnote text`             |
| Strikethrough   | `~~Strikethrough text~~`                         |
| Task list       | `- [ ] Task`                                     |
| Profile link    | `@username`                                      |

The Text Widget can contain up to **1,000 characters**.

### Profile links

Typing a valid YourSitee username with an `@` symbol creates a link to that user's Sitee.

For example:

`@yoursitee`

The `@` symbol is used only for the profile link and is not part of the actual username.

<Tip>
  Use the live preview while writing to check your formatting before saving the widget.
</Tip>

## Mark as sponsored

<Badge color="blue" size="lg" stroke icon="star">Available on Pro plan</Badge>

Enable **Mark sponsored** when the Text Widget contains paid, affiliate, gifted, or otherwise sponsored content.

You can enable this option from the Text Widget editor or through the widget's context menu.

The Sponsored Content label appears directly on the widget.

Learn more in the [Guide to Content Labels](/resources/content/content-labels).

## Spotlight a Text Widget

<Badge color="blue" size="lg" stroke icon="star">Available on Pro plan</Badge>

Spotlight visually emphasizes a Text Widget and helps important information stand out from the rest of your Sitee.

It may be useful for:

* An important announcement
* A short introduction
* A temporary message
* A primary call to action
* A disclaimer or notice

You can enable Spotlight from the Text Widget editor or through the widget's context menu.

<Info>
  **Only one widget can be spotlighted on a Sitee at a time.** Spotlighting another widget replaces the current selection.
</Info>

For information about moving, editing, hiding, or deleting widgets, see [How to edit a widget](/widget/basic/how-to-edit-a-widget).

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