Formatting Email Text

Starting with version 2.5.0, picu supports basic Markdown syntax in emails.

Supported Markdown Elements

Links

To add a link to an email, enclose the link text in square brackets and then add the URL directly after this in parentheses (no space between them), eg. [Link text](https://picu.io)

Example:

My favorite proofing tool is [picu Pro](https://picu.io/pro).Code language: Markdown (markdown)

This will be rendered like this:

My favorite proofing tool is <a href="https://picu.io">picu Pro</a>.Code language: HTML, XML (xml)

Emphasis

You can emphasize text by making it either bold or italic.

Adding one asterisk (*) will make a piece of text italic.

Adding two asterisk (**) will make a piece of text bold.

Adding three asterisks (***) will make a piece of text bold & italic.

Examples:

This is a text with an *italic part* in the middle.

This is a text with a **bold part** in the middle.

This is a text with a ***bold & italic part*** in the middle.Code language: JavaScript (javascript)

This will be rendered like this:

<p>This is a text with an <em>italic part</em> in the middle.</p>

<p>This is a text with a <strong>bold part</strong> in the middle.</p>

<p>This is a text with a <em><strong>bold & italic part</strong></em> in the middle.</p>Code language: HTML, XML (xml)

Horizontal Rule

To add a horizontal rule to your email text, use three or more asterisks (***) on a line by themselves.

Example:

A first section.

***

And a second section.

This will be rendered somewhat like this:

<p>A first section.</p>
<hr>
<p>And a second section.</p>Code language: HTML, XML (xml)

Lists

You can turn items in your email texts into ordered or unordered lists.

To create an ordered list, add line items with numbers followed by periods (1.) .

For unordered lists, add dashes (-) in front of line items.

Ordered List Example:

1. First item
2. Second item
3. Third item
4. Fourth Item

Will render like this:

<ol>
    <li>First item</li>
    <li>Second item</li>
    <li>Third item</li>
    <li>Fourth item</li>
</ol>Code language: HTML, XML (xml)

Unordered List Example:

- First item
- Second item
- Third item
- Fourth Item

Will render like this:

<ul>
    <li>First item</li>
    <li>Second item</li>
    <li>Third item</li>
    <li>Fourth item</li>
</ul>Code language: HTML, XML (xml)